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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1939

631 stories in Sydney's papers · page 8 of 32

Country Party's Case. "Not Trying to Wreck Plan."

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 March 1939 · page 16

Mr. Nock, M.P., told the annual conference of the Graziers' Association of New South Wales yesterday that the Country Party was not trying to wreck…

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Ketch Rowena Purchased For Bass Strait Trade

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 17 March 1939 · page 4

The auxiliary ketch Rowena (about 25 tons), owned by McKay Bros., of Hobart, has been bought for £1,400 by Mr. J. Norling, of Rhyll, Phillip…

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GRAZIERS' CONFERENCE—(Continued) U.C.P. Is Not Out to Wreck Nat. Insurance Seeks Removal of Anomalies

The Land · Friday 17 March 1939 · page 8

A NUMBER of motions, hostile to the National Insurance Act in whole or in part, were on the business paper at the conference of the Graziers' Association, but were withdrawn after Mr. Nock, M.P. (Parkes)…

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New Pilot Steamer and New Liner. Greetings at Heads on

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 18 March 1939 · page 17

It is a happy coincidence that the first vessel to claim the services of the new Captain Cook, when she makes her debut in the Sydney Harbour pilot service next Tuesday, will be…

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Science Discovers Some Real Dhosts Stars That Shine With'a Black Light Haunt the Universe Are these "dark stars" a menace to celestial traffic? Scientists believe so. Some day one may wreck the solar system

The World's News · Saturday 18 March 1939 · page 3

MYSTERIOUS, eerie dark stars fill the universe in large numbers. They are invisible because they shine with black light. Ceaseless…

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German Plane Wreck

The Sun · Saturday 18 March 1939 · page 5

Wreckage of the German airliner which was cut in two by the force of impact, when it crashed in a fortified zone forbidden to foreign fliers, 25 miles north of Nice. Inquiries by French civil and military authorities revealed that eleven dead occupants were officers of the Army Air Force. All were in uniform…

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"Smith's" Physician Replies To Young Wife Injured Vanity Should Not Wreck Marriage

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 18 March 1939 · page 17

QUITE frankly the young wife whose letter appeared last week…

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Sensations in By-election Illegal Pamphlets Seized By Police; Wreckers Assail A.L.P. Rooms Fear Evatt Win

Daily News · Saturday 18 March 1939 · page 1

ON the eve of to-day's Hurstville by-election, three sensational developments occurred. They were: -- 1. Police detained three men in the act of distributing scurrilous, illegal pamphlets, directed against the endorsed Labor candidate, Mr. Clive…

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Leaking Steamer Reaches Port. To be Docked in Sydney

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 March 1939 · page 13

The British steamer Poizella, which ran aground on a coral reef near Gizo in the Solomon Islands on February 24, and was refloated two days later, reached Sydney…

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Voyage in 30Ft. Ketch. Family's Plans. Sydney to San Francisco

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 March 1939 · page 13

Mr. George O'Brien was busy yesterday at Double Bay preparing his ketch, Hispaniola, for the voyage from Sydney to San Francisco, on which he will…

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New Pilot Steamer "On Station" Last Night

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 March 1939 · page 12

The new pilot steamer Captain Cook was taken over by her crew yesterday morning and a short cruise was made for the operation of [?]ingin compasses."…

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Sydney-cairns Tourist Trips By A.U.S.N. Steamer Ormiston

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 21 March 1939 · page 4

Macdonald, Hamilton & Co. announce four special tourist trips from Sydney to Cairns by the A.U.S.N. steamer Ormiston, commencing from…

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Blown Ashore by Cyclone Deluge Continues In Far North CAIRNS

The Sun · Thursday 23 March 1939 · page 10

A dramatic story of the voyage down Cape York Peninsula while two distinct cyclones raged along the coast was related by passengers on…

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Cargo Steamer Bundaleer Adelaide S.S. Co.'s New Vessel

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 23 March 1939 · page 5

The Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Co., Ltd., launched from their yard at Dundee on February 2 the cargo steamer…

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New Steamer Cycle Due Sydney

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 24 March 1939 · page 5

Under the command of Captain W. B. Firth, the steamer Cycle is due at Sydney on Tuesday from Shields, on her maiden voyage…

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Stationary Steamer As Guide For Pilots

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 24 March 1939 · page 4

LONDON, Thursday. -- Imperial Airways announce another step towards a regular trans-Atlantic service. This is the despatch of the French…

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Charred Bodies in R.a.f. Wreck

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 25 March 1939 · page 3

LONDON, Friday.--Two charred bodies were found in the wreckage of a R.A.F. plane in a remote part of Norfolk last night…

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Trapped in Wreckage Driver 15 Minutes Without Help

Daily News · Monday 27 March 1939 · page 3

Walter Featherstonehaugh, 20, of George Street, Manly, was trapped in the wreckage of his car for over 15 minutes yesterday before his plight was…

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Heavy Seas Wash Fish Shoals Ashore

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 28 March 1939 · page 2

Heavy seas yesterday washed up shoals of fish on the beach at Bondi. Fisherman, with nets and lines,…

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Freighter to Be Whaler British Steamer Narenta

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 28 March 1939 · page 4

After nearly 20 years of trading under the British flag, carrying fruit and refrigerated cargo from various parts of the world to Europe, the…

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