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Blue Mountains · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1930

4 stories in Blue Mountains's papers

Shipwrecked

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 4 January 1930 · page 6

The sun rose slowly, and shed a grey, gloomy atmosphere all round. We drifted on; both oars had been lost, and it was a chilly morning to…

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A Ship Wreck

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 5 July 1930 · page 4

It was a still night with black clouds strewn about the heaven. Not a sound broke the stillness but the wash of the waves on the side of…

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The Shipwreck

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 4 October 1930 · page 4

It was a dark night, the wind raged furiously and the rain poured down in torrents. The gallant little ship tossed about like a cork. Every…

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The Shipwreck

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 1 November 1930 · page 4

It was a dark night, the wind raged furiously andthe rain poured down in torrents. The gallant little steamer was tossed about like a…

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