diff --git a/classes/database.py b/classes/database.py
index d4e5e7d..2cbcef8 100644
--- a/classes/database.py
+++ b/classes/database.py
@@ -133,6 +133,17 @@ class Database:
         if (result := cur.fetchone()):
             return result
 
+    def removeFile(self, directory, name: str) -> None:
+        """Remove a File from the database based on Directory and filename
+
+        Args:
+            directory (classes.directory.Directory): Directory object 
+              containing the File to remove
+            name (str): Filename of the File to remove
+        """
+        self._execute(
+            "DELETE FROM contentmonster_file WHERE directory = ? AND name = ?", (directory.name, name))
+
     def removeFileByUUID(self, fileuuid: str) -> None:
         """Remove a File from the database based on UUID
 
@@ -166,7 +177,7 @@ class Database:
         cur = self.getCursor()
         cur.execute(
             "SELECT file FROM contentmonster_file_log WHERE vessel = ?", (vessel.name,))
-        
+
         return [f[0] for f in cur.fetchall()]
 
     def migrate(self) -> None:
diff --git a/classes/shorethread.py b/classes/shorethread.py
index 5fcff9b..3d26948 100644
--- a/classes/shorethread.py
+++ b/classes/shorethread.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 from classes.config import MonsterConfig
 from classes.doghandler import DogHandler
+from classes.directory import Directory
+from classes.database import Database
 
 from watchdog.observers import Observer
 
@@ -60,7 +62,7 @@ class ShoreThread(Process):
         print("Launched Shore Thread")
         self.getAllFiles()
         self.monitor()
-        
+
         while True:
             self.joinDogs()
             self.processQueue()
@@ -71,13 +73,65 @@ class ShoreThread(Process):
         for dog in self._dogs:
             dog.join(1)
 
+    def purgeFile(self, directory: Directory, name: str) -> None:
+        """Purge a removed File from the processing queue and database
+
+        Args:
+            directory (Directory): Directory (previously) containing the File
+            name (str): Filename of the deleted File
+        """
+        # Remove file from processing queue
+        for f in self._state["files"]:
+            if f.directory == directory and f.name == name:
+                del(f)
+
+        # Remove file from database        
+        db = Database()
+        db.removeFile(directory, name)
+
+    def addFile(self, fileobj):
+        """Add a File object to the processing queue, if not already there
+
+        Args:
+            fileobj (classes.file.File): File object to add to the queue
+        """
+        found = False
+
+        for f in self._state["files"]:
+            if f.directory == fileobj.directory and f.name == fileobj.name:
+                if f.uuid != fileobj.uuid:
+                    del(f)
+                else:
+                    found = True
+
+        if not found:
+            self._state["files"].append(fileobj)
+
+    def processFile(self, directory: Directory, name: str) -> None:
+        """Process a file entry from the observer queue
+
+        Args:
+            directory (classes.directory.Directory): Directory containing the
+              created, deleted, modified or moved File
+            name (str): Filename of the created, deleted, modified or moved 
+              File
+        """
+        if (fileobj := directory.getFile(name)):
+            self.addFile(fileobj)
+        else:
+            self.purgeFile(directory, name)
+
     def processQueue(self) -> None:
         """Handle events currently on the queue
-        """
-        event = self.queue.get() # Will block until an event is found
-        print(event)
 
-    def terminate(self, *args, **kwargs) -> None:
+        N.B.: An event on the queue is a (directory, basename) tuple, where
+        "directory" is a Directory object, and "basename" is the name of a
+        File that has been created, moved, modified or deleted.
+        """
+        directory, basename = self.queue.get() # Will block until an event is found
+        self.processFile(directory, basename)
+
+    def terminate(self, *args, **kwargs) -> NoReturn:
         """Terminate observer threads, then terminate self
         """
         for dog in self._dogs:
diff --git a/classes/vesselthread.py b/classes/vesselthread.py
index d9db5a3..9270230 100644
--- a/classes/vesselthread.py
+++ b/classes/vesselthread.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 from multiprocessing import Process
+from typing import NoReturn
 
 from classes.vessel import Vessel
 
@@ -7,7 +8,7 @@ import time
 class VesselThread(Process):
     """Thread processing uploads to a single vessel
     """
-    def __init__(self, vessel: Vessel, state: dict):
+    def __init__(self, vessel: Vessel, state: dict) -> None:
         """Initialize a new VesselThread
 
         Args:
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ class VesselThread(Process):
         self.vessel = vessel
         self._state = state
 
-    def run(self):
+    def run(self) -> NoReturn:
         """Run thread and process uploads to the vessel
         """
         print("Launched Vessel Thread for " + self.vessel.name)