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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1943

26 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 2 of 2

Manly Ferry Steamer In Collision

Daily Examiner · Saturday 2 October 1943 · page 4

SYDNEY, Fri.—While making one of its early morning trips to-day, the Manly ferry steamer Dee Why, came into collision with a…

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German Bodies Washed Ashore

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 12 October 1943 · page 3

LONDON, Mon.—According to Norwegian reports reaching Stockholm hundreds of bodies of German soldiers are floating…

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Possessed Goods From Wrecked Ship

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 12 October 1943 · page 4

WOLLONGONG, Mon.—Fines ranging from 20/ to £7 were imposed on a number of men convicted at Wollongong Court…

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Explosion Wrecks Banking Chamber

Daily Examiner · Friday 15 October 1943 · page 2

MELBOURNE. Thurs.—The explosion and fire which wrecked the banking chamber of the Bank of New Zealand and caused extensive…

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Wreck Sold at Auction

Daily Examiner · Thursday 11 November 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wed.—Together with 100 tons of bagged wheat still aboard, the wreck of a 9000-ton steamer aground at Shellharbor…

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Sailors Rescued From Wreck at Shell Harbor

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 16 November 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY, Mon.—During one of the fiercest storms experienced on the coast some months ago an Allied vessel ran ashore at Shell…

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