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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1938

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British Steamer Bombed. One Man Killed; Several Wounded. BARCELONA, March 15

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 March 1938 · page 18

The British steamer Stanwell was bombed and set on fire off Tarragona. It is blazing furiously. A fireman was killed and several of the crew, including a Danish…

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Australian Nation-wreckers. Flayed by Ex-governor-general

The Catholic Press · Thursday 17 March 1938 · page 22

When the High Court recently decided that State Governments had power to restrict freight transport from one State to another, it was fortunate that the…

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Baulkham Hills Shire Inspection — Australian's Plane Wrecked — Erskineville Scheme Inaugurated

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 March 1938 · page 14

Baulkham Hills shire councillors viewing the Hawkesbury River and the River Road from a high vantage point during their inspection of the shire yesterday…

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Wind Wrecks Building Brisbane

The Labor Daily · Thursday 17 March 1938 · page 5

A severe windstorm which swept through Mooloolabah, eight miles from Brisbane to-day, completely wrecked a building owned by Mr…

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For Interstate Trade New Steamer For Howard Smith, Limited

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 18 March 1938 · page 5

Howard Smith, Ltd. have placed an order with R. and W. Leslie, Hawthorn & Co., Ltd., for a new 5,450 tons deadweight steamer, to…

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Rehearsal for Schools' Pageant—goat As Regiment's Mascot—salvaging Coal From Wrecked Steamer

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 19 March 1938 · page 14

Girls rehearse for the secondary schools' pageant at the Town Hall on March 29, 30, and 31. From left to right the girls represent: "Tenacity," "Vision,"…

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Candidate Defies "Gangs." Mr. Waddell's Challenge. Meeting Wrecking Alleged

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 21 March 1938 · page 10

Mr. Waddell, M.L.A., last night issued a challenge to the "gangs which are attempting to wreck U.A.P. meetings in the Waverley electorate." He declared that, despite "threats…

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Explosion on Steamer Man Injured On Moruya

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 22 March 1938 · page 4

The exploding of an acetylene cylinder on the steamer Moruya at Cockatoo Island yesterday hurled James Evans, who was working on board,…

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New "Bank" Steamer Teviotbank For Sydney

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 24 March 1938 · page 4

The new "Bank" steamer Teviotbank left Mombassa early this month for Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney, and is due at the first-mentioned port on…

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New Steamer Service. Sydney to Port Hacking

The Propeller · Thursday 24 March 1938 · page 1

A firm of Sydney ship-owners has informed Sutherland Shire Council that it was proposed to conduct a high-class passenger steamer…

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Mystery of Lost Bomber Deepens Wreckage Found 360 Miles To Sea Lends Color to Decoy Theory London

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 24 March 1938 · page 1

THE tail wheel found near Karmo, on the coast of Norway, has been definitely identified as…

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Cyclones Set Task for Engineers. Jetties Wrecked in W.A.

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 26 March 1938 · page 17

When Major G. Drake-Brockman engineer in charge of the north-west division of Western Australia. arrived in Sydney yesterday by the Duntroon to attend the Engineering…

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Stop Press Steamer Fast on Reef

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 28 March 1938 · page 1

BRISBANE, Sunday.--The stranded steamer Dalia is still fast on a reef near Thursday Island, water flowing in and out of No. 1 hold. (Story, Col…

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Steamer's Mast Collapses. Ten Men Have Narrow Escapes. ADELAIDE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 March 1938 · page 12

Ten men narrowly escaped death about 2.30 a.m. yesterday, when the main mast of the P. and O. steamer Peshawur, which was at Port Adelaide, snapped off about 12 feet from…

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Steamer Aground Reef Near Thursday Island. Badly Holed Forward. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 March 1938 · page 11

The Deputy Director of Navigation to-night received a message from Thursday Island that the South African Government steamer Dalla (5,188 tons)…

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Sabotage As Cause of Wreck Suggestion In N.Z. Disaster Six Killed Auckland

The Labor Daily · Monday 28 March 1938 · page 7

DELIBERATE sabotage is suggested as the cause of the derailment of the deraliment of an excursion train near Wanganul yesterday, causing the death of six…

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Attempt to Refloat Steamer

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 29 March 1938 · page 5

A report was received in Sydney yesterday that an attempt was to be made to refloat the steamer Dalla, owned by the South African…

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Steamer Still Fast on Reef: Weather Bad

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 29 March 1938 · page 1

THURSDAY ISLAND, Monday.--Efforts to refloat the steamer Dalia (5188 tons) were unsuccessful today because of bad weather…

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Steamer Fast on Reef. Salvage Work Delayed. Danger of Total Loss. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 29 March 1938 · page 11

Bad weather at Thursday Island to-day prevented efforts to refloat the South African Government-owned cargo steamer, Dalia, which went…

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Pilot Scrambles Unhurt From Wrecked Plane

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 29 March 1938 · page 2

FROM THE CRUMPLED WRECKAGE of this Gipsy Moth plane, Dan Collins, pilot, walked out unscathed, after a crash during the Broken Hill Aero Club's pageant on Sunday…

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