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

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1952

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

Arms Dump Wrecked

National Advocate · Tuesday 17 June 1952 · page 4

TOKIO, Monday: Violent explosions shook Pusan, in southern Korea, early this morning, when an Allied ammunition dump blew up. The dump was…

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Plane Crash Wrecks Homes

Central Western Daily · Friday 4 July 1952 · page 1

LONDON, Thursday.—A dive bomber on a test flight crashed on an estate of 600 houses at…

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Battleship Wreck Moved by Jet Engines

National Advocate · Wednesday 6 August 1952 · page 3

The wreck of the battleship "Warspite," floating on a cushion of compressed air from two jet engines — each burning 500 gallons of fuel an…

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Dramatic Story Of Escape From Wrecked Launch

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 6 August 1952 · page 2

SYDNEY, This Afternoon. Pounding seas this morning made it impossible for naval authorities to attempt the…

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Runaway Cab Wrecks Garage

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 12 September 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, This Afternoon.--A runaway taxi cab to-day wrecked the office of a Rushcutters Bay garage, injured…

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Found Unconscious In Wrecked Vehicle

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 15 September 1952 · page 1

A Sydney man was found lying unconscious in the twisted wreckage of a smashed car on Farmer's Creek Bridge, Bowenfels, in the early hours of yesterday morning. He is Brian Cakebread, of…

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Vandals Wreck Vault

National Advocate · Thursday 18 September 1952 · page 7

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Vandals Wrecked a family vault ut Rookwood Cemetery. The unmade was discovered by…

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Twenty Seamen Drowned After trawler Wrecked

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 6 October 1952 · page 1

LONDON, Mon.--Twenty British seamen lost their lives trying to swim to a rocky island after this 629-ton…

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Police Search For Men From Wrecked Launch

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 10 October 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, This Afternoon. --Police at dawn to-day began a search for two, men who are believed to have…

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Storms Lash Coast Pleasure Craft Wrecked

National Advocate · Monday 13 October 1952 · page 1

BRISBANE, Sunday: At Moreton Bay. near Brisbane, strong westerly gales this morning wrecked an 800 tons sloop and washed ashore a 22ft…

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Shipwrecked on Island

Central Western Daily · Monday 13 October 1952 · page 1

BRISBANE, Sunday. — Twenty-seven people including eight women and a small child were…

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Wreckage Found

National Advocate · Wednesday 29 October 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday: The search has been abandoned until tomorrow for the six people missing in a Dakota plane which crashed into the sea off…

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Wreck Found

Central Western Daily · Monday 1 December 1952 · page 3

ANGNORAGE (A[?]aska), Sunday.—Snow covered wreckage of a giant Globemaster aircraft which…

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Stolen Sedan Wrecked in Plunge Over Cliff

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 15 December 1952 · page 2

A car valued at £1,000 which was stolen from Lithgow late on Friday night was found wrecked yesterday at the foot of a 200 foot drop at Mitchell's Ridge, Mount Victoria…

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Heavy Loss of Life on Wrecked Liner

National Advocate · Wednesday 24 December 1952 · page 2

ALEXANDRIA, Tuesday: The wreck of the French liner Champollon, off the coast of Lebanon, is growing into one of the greatest sea…

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Feighter Ashore Valuable Paintings in Danger

National Advocate · Monday 29 December 1952 · page 1

HOBART, Sunday: The world famous salvage expert, Captain John Williams, has flown to the cast coast of Tasmania in an attempt to save…

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