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

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1950

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One Survivor From British Steamer

Central Western Daily · Thursday 22 June 1950 · page 4

CAIRO, Wednesday.— Only one man, a Pakistan seaman, who was picked up by a Norwegian tanker, has survived among 74 in…

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Wreckage Located

National Advocate · Monday 26 June 1950 · page 2

LONDON. Sunday: It is delleved that the wreckage of an American airliner which disappeared yesterday on a flight from New york to Seattle, may have…

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Amana Disaster Experts' Checking Wreckage

National Advocate · Thursday 29 June 1950 · page 1

PERTH, Wednesday: Skipper of the A.N.A. Skymaster Amana (Capt. Chapel) may have been searching for an emergency strip…

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Yacht Wrecked Near Sydney

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 11 July 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, This Afternoon. -- The police rescue squad to-day raced to Wattamulla Beach, south of National Park, in response to a report that…

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Ship Wrecked in River

Central Western Daily · Friday 4 August 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday.—A valuable cargo ship was sunk and wrecked today in Cooper’s Creek. Copper’s Creek which for years…

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Building Wrecking

Central Western Daily · Monday 14 August 1950 · page 2

NEW YORK—Building wrecking is one of the most dangerous jobs on earth, having among the highest percentage of casualties…

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Oilfield Wrecked Sabotage Theory

National Advocate · Tuesday 22 August 1950 · page 2

VIENNA, Monday: Sabotage is believed to have caused a huge fire which wrecked Czechoslovakia's Soviet-con[?] at Gbely, on the…

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Valuable Cargo In Danger Ship Likely to Become Total Wreck

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 6 September 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, This Afternoon.-- The seven thousand ton freighter Empire Gladstone, ran aground on Haystack Rock on the far…

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Salvage Work on Wreck Sydney

National Advocate · Saturday 23 September 1950 · page 2

Two local men on the south coast have purchased the wreck of the British Freighter, Empire ladstone now hard and fast on a reef…

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Occupants Safe in Wrecked Plane

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 25 September 1950 · page 1

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, Monday. All 16 occupants of an American B50 bomber, missing since Thursday night, have been found safe and…

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Wreckage May Be That Of Missing Plane

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 6 October 1950 · page 2

SYDNEY, This Aft.--A wrecked aircraft believed to be a missing Auster was sighted near Wauchope to-day by the crew of an airliner. Radio messages received from the pilot did not state whether any persons were seen in the…

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Ben Friday a Trip on a Tramp Steamer

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 12 October 1950 · page 8

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Mendooran Wrecked by Terrific Storm

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 6 November 1950 · page 1

A terrific electrical disturbance struck Mendooran at 6.3O on Friday evening last, and for about half an hour the wind…

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Plane Wreckage Found U.S. Disaster

National Advocate · Friday 10 November 1950 · page 1

NEW YORK, Thursday. [?] age of the missing northwest [?] plane has been found by a heliocop[?] on top of a stormswept Rocky [?]…

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Plane Wreckage Found by Helicopter

Central Western Daily · Friday 10 November 1950 · page 1

NEW YORK, Thursday.—The wreckage of the missing Northwest Airlines plane has been found by a helicopter on top of…

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Bodies Recovered From Plane Wreck Mountain Crash PARIS

National Advocate · Friday 17 November 1950 · page 8

Forty bodies from the "Pilgrim's plane" air crash near Corps, on November 13. were yesterday lowered in sacks by pullies down a 600 feet cliff…

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Schooner As Receiving "House"

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 4 December 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, This Afternoon.-- Police allege that a schooner moored in the harbor had been used as a store for stolen goods…

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Fishing Launch Wrecked

National Advocate · Saturday 9 December 1950 · page 6

GRAFTON, Friday: A 24ft. fishing launch was wrecked on the bar at Evans' Head yesterday afternoon and its two occupants had to swim 150…

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Plane Wreckage Found

Central Western Daily · Saturday 23 December 1950 · page 1

MANILA, Friday—Charred wreckage of the American C54 transport plane that crashed with 37 persons in Central…

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20 Dead in N.z. Launch Wreck

Central Western Daily · Saturday 30 December 1950 · page 3

AUCKLAND, Friday (AAP. Reuter)1 It is now believed that 20 people were drowned when the 45ft. passenger launch, Ranui was wrecked in tempestuous seas near the entrance to Tanranga Harbor yesterday…

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