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Communist writer, journalist and opponent of Nazism
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804:P&O had Vickers-Armstrong refit and overhaul
1044:Australian public administrator and businessman
903:Attempted exclusion of Egon Kisch from Australia
582:In 1929, P&O had introduced its first large
502:Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company
1406:"RecordSearch - National Archives of Australia"
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1436:Talbot-Booth, E.C. (1942) .
1131:Lloyd's Register of Shipping
1019:1948 Australian cricket team
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1024:In September–October 1960,
959:International Labor Defense
507:She was the second of five
396:turbo-electric transmission
120:P&O Steam Navigation Co
106:P&O Steam Navigation Co
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1498:Ships of P&O (company)
1423:Harnack, Edwin P (1938) .
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340:638.7 feet (194.7 m)
324:12,675 tonnage under deck
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1444:, Marston & Co. Ltd.
1427:(7th ed.). London:
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1462:Strathaird (ship, 1932)
989:High Court of Australia
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364:33.1 feet (10.1 m)
348:80.2 feet (24.4 m)
297:General characteristics
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33:Sydney Harbour Bridge
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1306:"Strathnaver (1931)"
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611:was very similar to
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779:Middle East Theatre
645:Rugby, Warwickshire
450:1,252 tourist class
1061:Olivia Newton-John
1056:Olivia Newton-John
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1438:Ships and the Sea
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679:gyrocompass
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653:Strathnaver
613:Strathnaver
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504:(P&O).
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178:Yard number
1478:1931 ships
1472:Categories
1417:References
1137:. London:
1050:Strathaird
1046:David Hill
1040:David Hill
1026:Strathaird
1015:Strathaird
1004:NSW police
996:Strathaird
981:Strathaird
969:Strathaird
951:Strathaird
937:Strathaird
917:Strathaird
915:sailed on
913:Egon Kisch
897:Egon Kisch
886:Strathaird
882:Egon Kisch
863:Strathaird
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822:Strathmore
814:Stratheden
810:Strathaird
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771:Strathaird
756:Strathaird
752:Suez Canal
732:Strathaird
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702:Strathaird
683:Strathaird
681:As built,
663:Strathaird
657:Strathaird
635:or 28,000
609:Strathaird
599:Strathaird
577:Strathaird
557:Strathaird
550:Strathmore
544:Queensland
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513:Strathaird
493:Strathaird
486:Strathaird
390:Propulsion
202:Christened
92:, Scotland
86:Strathaird
74:Strathaird
68:Strathaird
29:Strathaird
1318:5 October
1267:5 October
1173:5 October
1034:Fremantle
955:Melbourne
890:Melbourne
783:Liverpool
773:made two
588:RMS
548:RMS
521:RMS
496:, was an
473:RMS
432:as built:
250:Call sign
213:Completed
186:Laid down
953:reached
850:Canberra
848:SS
744:Brisbane
706:Hamilton
563:Building
540:Brisbane
489:, later
426:Capacity
229:Homeport
194:Launched
150:Brisbane
112:Operator
82:Namesake
1030:Tilbury
884:aboard
740:Tilbury
738:on the
734:joined
708:on the
689:Service
651:. Like
627:to two
586:liner,
532:Tilbury
500:of the
380:28,000
353:Draught
313:Tonnage
232:Tilbury
164:Builder
156:Ordered
146:Tilbury
40:History
1141:. 1937
944:master
775:convoy
746:route
374:6,315
337:Length
246:162670
172:Barrow
136:London
1366:1 May
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1239:1 May
1164:(PDF)
1145:1 May
1135:(PDF)
1067:Notes
940:'
799:Brest
698:Stern
536:Essex
526:were
465:Notes
411:Speed
403:screw
401:twin
361:Depth
142:Route
97:Owner
1368:2013
1320:2019
1269:2019
1241:2013
1175:2019
1147:2013
857:and
842:and
820:and
750:the
719:RMS
665:and
597:and
567:The
491:TSS
484:RMS
457:Crew
345:Beam
289:Fate
252:GRSX
90:Skye
72:TSS
66:RMS
61:Name
27:RMS
1032:to
888:in
748:via
723:in
643:of
637:shp
633:NHP
625:/in
571:at
542:in
534:in
460:490
382:shp
376:NHP
329:NRT
320:GRT
242:UK
181:664
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1359:.
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1277:^
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1183:^
1166:.
1075:^
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