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Central Coast · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1951

4 stories in Central Coast's papers

Ship Wrecked; First Mate Drowned

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 1

The 550 ton collier, Kiama, ran aground on a reef off North Entrance this morning. A special report from North…

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Pages From The Past The "Billy" Gosford's First Steamer

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 20 April 1951 · page 7

Reading the special Issue of I "The Gosford Times" of 1946, I saw a photograph of the "William the Fourth," and I thought a…

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Wreck Of The "Maitland"

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 20 April 1951 · page 7

The "Maitland Gale" of May 1898 still lives in the memory of many people and the "Maitland's" boilers were…

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The Wreck Of The "Maitland"

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 24 April 1951 · page 3

The wreck of . the paddle-wheel steamer "Maitland", on May 6,…

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