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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1947

54 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 2 of 3

Great Explosion Wrecks Fortress Island LONDON

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 21 April 1947 · page 1

The great explosion of 7,000 tons of T.N.T., used by the Navy to laze the fortress of Heligoland, left the island a…

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Plane Wreck Victim

Central Western Daily · Monday 28 April 1947 · page 1

Wing Commander B. R. O. B. Hoare, pilot of the R.N.Z.A.F. Mosquito bomber which crashed on desolate Sydney Island in the…

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For Black Market Goods Seized on Steamer

National Advocate · Wednesday 14 May 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY. Tuesday: Customs officials this morning raided the steamer Eastern, berthed at Walsh Bay. and seized 120 bags of sugar,…

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Ferry and Steamer Collide Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 16 May 1947 · page 1

In a dense fog that blanketed the city and harbor this morning the Sydney ferry Karingal crashed into the stern of the Dutch stamer…

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In a Fog Ferry Steamer Crashes into Steamer

National Advocate · Saturday 17 May 1947 · page 6

SYDNEY, Friday: In a dense fog, which covered the city and harbor early this morning, the Sydney ferry Karingal crashed into the stern of the…

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No Sign of Life in Plane Wreckage

National Advocate · Friday 23 May 1947 · page 2

MANILA, Thursday, The personal plane of the President of the Philippines, with fifteen government officials abroad, has been found wrecked Parts…

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Steamer Disaster on Great Lakes Ottawa

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 5 June 1947 · page 1

The Canadian Steamship Line announced that the Great Lakes steamship Emperor, of 7,031 tons, struck rocks and sank in Lake Superior…

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Thieves Wreck Post Office

National Advocate · Saturday 7 June 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: Thieves who broke into Epping Post Office early lod[?]y and blew[?]a safe almost wrecked the office…

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Wreckage Reported

Central Western Daily · Friday 13 June 1947 · page 3

SINGAPORE, Thursday— A British flying boat yesterday reported sighting wreckage and two persons changing to a raft about 140…

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"Baby" Gar Wrecked Three Occupants Admitted to Hospital

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 17 June 1947 · page 2

An Austin 8 tourer was almost wrecked, and its four occupants experienced remarkable escapes from being crushed, when it got…

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Rough Passage Overdue Schooner in Port

National Advocate · Saturday 28 June 1947 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday: The auxiliary Schooner, Kuia arrived safety in sydney Haroor today 10 days overdue from [?]uckland For the past…

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500 Wrecked Ships Menace Britain’s Sea Lanes Removal Task Will Take Years

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 2 July 1947 · page 2

Eighteen trawlers with specialist crews, are now continuously engaged in removing wreckage which is a menace to shipping around the sea approaches to Britain. Encircling Britain today there are still the wrecks of…

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Wrecked Sub Located

National Advocate · Thursday 3 July 1947 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday: A submarine lying on the sand and coral in 60 feet of water was recently seen one in[?] northwest of Heron Island, out…

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Britain Ringed with Wrecks London

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 16 July 1947 · page 2

Eighteen trawlers with specialist crews, are now continuously engaged in removing wreckage which is a menace to shipping around the sea…

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Coastal Steamer in Trouble

National Advocate · Saturday 19 July 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: When steering gear trouble developed aboard the 200 ton steamer. Kooraka off the South Coast near Jervis Bay last…

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680 MISSING Disaster to Indian Steamer

National Advocate · Saturday 19 July 1947 · page 2

BOMBAY, Friday: It is believed that nearly all the 700 passengers aboard the Indian steamer Ramades were drowned when the ship capsized…

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French Naval Base Wrecked 23 Killed in Explosion PARIS

National Advocate · Wednesday 30 July 1947 · page 2

Twenty-three are reported killed and 1100 hurt in an explosion which partly wrecked the French Atlantic port and naval base of Brest…

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Four Bodies in Wreckage

Central Western Daily · Monday 4 August 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday. — Four people were burned to death in tragic circumstances at Corald, 10 miles from Lismore, last…

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Wreck of the Dunbar 90th ANNIVERSARY

Central Western Daily · Saturday 23 August 1947 · page 4

Last Wednesday was the 90th anniversary of the wreck of the sailing ship Dunbar (1321 tons) off South Head, Sydney, in a…

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Southern Cloud Mystery Man Claims Wreckage Located

National Advocate · Wednesday 27 August 1947 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Tuesday: Australia's most baffling air mystery—the disappearance of the Southern Cloud in 1930—may be near a solution…

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