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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1939

631 stories in Sydney's papers · page 13 of 32

Shipping Review. Movements of Regular Lines of Steamer, Sailing Dates to and from Commonwealth Ports, Schedule Due Dates at Ports en route. U.k.—european Ports P. & O. Line (Mail Service)

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 17 May 1939 · page 6

Comorin left Bris May 3, Ncstle 6, Syd 10, Hobart 13, Melb 16; leaves Adel 18, Frem 22; Colombo 31, Bombay June 3, Aden 8, Pt. Said 12; due…

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Ordeal After Wreck. Lugger Crew. Nightmare Journey. DARWIN

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 May 1939 · page 16

Exhausted after their nightmare journey of 13 days in a tiny, leaking dinghy, during which they constantly faced death from drowning,…

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Ketch 6 Days Overdue

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 18 May 1939 · page 2

There is still no news of the 30ft. ketch Tonka, due at Lord Howe Island six days ago. Manned by Eric Stokes, 31, and his…

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Ketch Seven Days Overdue

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 19 May 1939 · page 7

Nothing has been heard of two men who left Sydney on April 29 in the 30ft. ketch Tonka for Lord Howe Island…

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No Visitors for Steamer

The Sun · Friday 19 May 1939 · page 2

A strict watch to exclude unauthorised visitors will be observed when the Pierre Loti reaches Sydney next…

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Ferry Steamer Damaged. Crash Into Wharf

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 May 1939 · page 13

The ferry steamer Karabella, owned by Sydney Ferries, Ltd., Crashed into the buffer piles of No. 7 wharf, Circular Quay, about 11.15 a.m. yesterday. The…

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Ketch Eight Days Overdue

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 20 May 1939 · page 1

The 30ft. ketch Tonka is now eight days overdue at Lord Howe Island. Sailing the ketch are Eric Stokes, 31,…

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When The "Don Juan" Arrived Schooner That Brought Sixty-Seven New Arrivals

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 20 May 1939 · page 10

TWO of the most important vessels in the nautical, and social, history of Australia were the "Sinus," which sailed into Port Jackson in February, 1788, bringing with it the First…

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Exclusive News Of The World From Daily Telegraph Correspondents Street Wreckage In Riot's Wake Volcano Behind Dawn Quiet in Jerusalem British Soldier Slain In Five-Hour Fight JERUSALEM

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 20 May 1939 · page 3

JERUSALEM'S streets are littered with broken glass and the thousands of stones hurled by last night's Jewish rioters. They are deserted except for troops on patrol duty,…

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Cold Harbor Plunge To Rescue Of Shipwrecked Youths

The Sun · Sunday 21 May 1939 · page 2

Fully clothed in heavy suits and boots, four men dived into the harbor near the bridge yesterday afternoon and swam 200 yards to rescue three youths whose tiny flat-bottomed dinghy had submerged under them…

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Ketch Was Safe Before Fears Arose

The Sun · Monday 22 May 1939 · page 1

After 17 days at sea on their intended world cruise in the auxiliary ketch Tonka, the brothers Tom…

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Child Labour. "Girls Physically Wrecked." Victorian Agitation. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 May 1939 · page 11

The deputy leader of the State Labour Party, Mr. Cremean, said to-day that Victoria's gravest industrial problem was the wrecking of both the souls and physical constitutions…

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New North Coast Steamer

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 23 May 1939 · page 17

The Bangalow, a new steamer for the North Coast Steam Navigation Co., Ltd., is due at Sydney late this afternoon on her maiden voyage from the builders' yards. She is a vessel of 645…

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New Steamer Bangalow Due Sydney To-morrow

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 23 May 1939 · page 4

The North Coast Steam Navigation Co.'s new steamer Bangalow is due at Sydney to-morrow from Govan, on her maiden voyage…

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Supplies From Mombasa. Schooner Leaves To-day. From Our Own Correspondent. London, May 22

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 23 May 1939 · page 12

A specially chartered schooner is expected to lease Mombasa for the Seychelles to-morrow with supplies for the Guba. If the schooner leaves without a hitch the…

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Child Labor in Victoria. Girls Physically Wrecked, Says Labor Member

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 24 May 1939 · page 20

THE deputy leader of the Victorian State Parliamentary Labor Party, Mr. Cremean, said that the State's gravest industrial problem was the…

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Seaplane Blown Ashore on Reef Port Moresby

The Sun · Thursday 25 May 1939 · page 16

The R.A.A.F. Seagull amphibian, which arrived on Sunday from Rockhampton in charge of Flight-Lieut. Gibson and a crew of four, broke from…

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New Zealand Congress. Steamer Concessions From Australia

The Catholic Press · Thursday 25 May 1939 · page 17

The secretary of the National Eucharistic Congress to be held in New Zealand in February next has been advised by the Union Steamship Company that intending…

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Bus Wrecks Shop Awning

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 25 May 1939 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--A Melbourne Tramways Board bus crashed through three verandah posts at Carlton at 6.30 this, evening, and wrecked…

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Gale Wrecks 'Plane

Daily News · Friday 26 May 1939 · page 2

CANBERRA, Thursday.--An Air Force Seagull amphibian was damaged in a heavy gale at Port Moresby early this morning…

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