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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1937

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Wreckage Drifts Ashore

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 15 April 1937 · page 7

Arrangements were made yesterday to tow ashore the submerged wreckage which was seen off the southern point at Maroubra, in the week-end, but the heavy seas have caused…

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St. Ignatius' Regatta Records Wrecked Great Work By G.P.S. Crews

Referee · Thursday 15 April 1937 · page 12

THE victory of Scots and St. Ignatius College G.P.S. crows in their heats of the Challenge Eights were only two of the highlights of…

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Lighted Buoy Over Wreck

The Labor Daily · Thursday 15 April 1937 · page 1

A lighted wreck buoy has been placed over the position in the harbor where a lighter sank on Tuesday night. The lighter, which had been…

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Wreckage Now Inshore

The Labor Daily · Thursday 15 April 1937 · page 7

The wreckage which was seen last Monday floating in the water between Maroubra and Malabar is now reported to have moved south to Long…

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Today "s News Of The World Front If ally Telegraph Exclusive Correspondentte Guns Pound Trapped Men Rebels Refuse to Surrender Keep Grip on Madrid's Wrecked Colleges Madrid

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 15 April 1937 · page 3

ARTILLERY batteries are hurling shells into University City in an attempt to compel the surrender of 10,000 rebels besieged in the already wrecked college buildings…

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Pacific Steamer Fares May Rise San Francisco

The Sun · Friday 16 April 1937 · page 10

It is expected that the conference of representatives of shipping companies trading in the Pacific, to be held on April 19, will decide on an…

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British Skipper Out to Run Blockade "Potato" Jones Will Take the Risk French Steamer Ignores Rebel Gunboat Destroyer's Peril London

The Sun · Friday 16 April 1937 · page 1

"POTATO" JONES—one of the three skippers named Jones who were held up at St. Jean de Luz and who were locally nicknamed according to their cargoes—may have the honor of being the first…

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Will Run Bilbao Blockade British Steamer With 1000 Tons Of Potatoes Govt. Advance Bayonne

The Labor Daily · Saturday 17 April 1937 · page 1

THE "Mary Llewellyn," the 900 tons steamer with 1000 tons of potatoes aboard, is the first of the British steamers to ignore the…

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Ring Wrecked Caulfield

Truth · Sunday 18 April 1937 · page 5

THE Sock on the jaw that opp[?]ents of Jack Carroll generally receive is a mere "pat" compared to what the bookmakers…

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Mysterious Mutiny Report From Steamer

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 19 April 1937 · page 3

NEW YORK, Sunday.--The reported mutiny on the British freighter Lockenby, off Santiago (Mexico), is surrounded in mystery…

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To Remove Wreck Final Notice To Company

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 20 April 1937 · page 4

Last Friday the chief engineer of the Ports and Harbours Department, Victoria (Mr. A. D. Mackenzie) issued a final notice to the Union S.S. Co., Ltd…

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Wreckage Off Maroubra Barnacle-Covered Spar Salvaged

The Sun · Tuesday 20 April 1937 · page 14

Wreckage which for more than a week was drifting between Maroubra and Long Bay, has assumed a mysterious character…

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Wreckage Taken in Tow

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 20 April 1937 · page 1

The Maritimes Services Board tug. Cecil Rhodes, yesterday towed to Sydney part of the wreckage which had been floating off the coast…

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British Steamer Runs Blockade London

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 21 April 1937 · page 1

THE British cargo steamer Seven Seas Spray has successfully run the rebel blockade and has tied-up at Bilbao…

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Mascot Gannets Rest Their Wings 'Plane Wreckage From Harbor Bed

The Sun · Thursday 22 April 1937 · page 48

THE THREE twin-engined Gannet monoplanes, at rest at Mascot, where they were built. The one farthest from the camera flies the Broken Hill service. The other two have just been completed. REHEARSING at the Showground to-day for the Military Tattoo, which will be held at the Showground on Monday night…

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New Steamer for Newcastle Run London

The Sun · Friday 23 April 1937 · page 1

The Mulubinba, which has been built at Leith for the Newcastle Hunter River Steamship Co., went through her trials in the Fifth of…

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Mulubinba Trials New Steamer For Sydney-Newcastle Service

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 24 April 1937 · page 4

The Newcastle & Hunter River Steamship Co.'s new steamer Mulubinba (1300 tons gross), which has been built at Lelth, underwent her…

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Party Searches for Launch Victims Wreck at Kurnell People Assist Police

The Sun · Monday 26 April 1937 · page 7

POLICE and civilians are combing the shores on the ocean side of Kurnell, where, it is believed, three men were…

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Three Drown In Wreck Rocks at Kurnell Shatter Launch Party's Dog Only Survivor

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 26 April 1937 · page 1

THREE young men were drowned when a launch was wrecked at Yena Bay, Kurnell, on Saturday…

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Disabled Launch Towed to Safety by Steamer

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 27 April 1937 · page 12

The Huddart, Parker freighter Adelong rescued three men whose launch was disabled several miles south of Cronulla about 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon…

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