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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1919

4 stories in Central Coast's papers

War Wrecks

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 6 March 1919 · page 11

From what can be gathered from information given by some returned soldiers, we must prepare ourselves to see, later on, some of the awful…

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The Maitland Wreck

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 15 May 1919 · page 13

It was 21 years last week since he s s. Maitland was wrecked north of Broken Bay in the terrible gale of 1898. The Maitland went ashore on…

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"Powder Post Beetle." Sydney Steamer Attacked

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 11 September 1919 · page 15

It was brought under the notice of the New South Wales Forestry Commission some time ago that the timbers of the Papuan Government's…

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Steamer Launched at Blackwall

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 11 December 1919 · page 10

Mr. Gordon Beattie's shipyard at Palermo, Blackwall, was the scene of great activity on Saturday morning last, when, in the presence of a large…

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