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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1948

31 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 1 of 2

Runaway Inflation May Wreck Greece

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 13 January 1948 · page 1

LONDON, Mon. (A.A.P.).-- Unless the present runaway inflation in Greece can be stopped, that country may collapse…

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Plane "Wreckage" Was a Log

Daily Examiner · Saturday 31 January 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Fri--A report that the wreckage of a plane had been found in wild country about five miles from Kiandra, north of…

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Newspaper Office Wrecked By Bomb

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 3 February 1948 · page 1

JERUSALEM, Monday (A.A.P.).--An explosion last night virtually demolished the "Palestine Post" building in Jerusalem. The British United Press says attackers, believed to be Arabs, loosed a "barrel bomb" from a lorry against the building…

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Speedboat Wrecked

Daily Examiner · Thursday 12 February 1948 · page 2

KEMPSEY, Wed.--The well-known Clarence River speed-boat, Jean, owned by Mr. O. Hall, of Woolgoolga, was wrecked, when it…

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No Fears for Ketch

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 17 February 1948 · page 3

BRISBANE, Mon.--The 83 feet ketch Taipan, which left Brisbane for Cairns on February 3, with 10 people aboard, has not been…

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Bomb Wrecks Jewish Area

Daily Examiner · Monday 23 February 1948 · page 1

JERUSALEM, Sunday (A.A.P.).--A heavy explosion early this morning wrecked the Histadruth building which houses the General Federation of Jewish Labour in the Jewish area of Jerusalem…

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French Plane Wreckage Found

Daily Examiner · Monday 23 February 1948 · page 2

PARIS, Sun. (A.A.P.).--The wreckage was found on the Normandy invasion coast of France's giant six-engined seaplane…

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Big Aircraft Wrecked In U.S. Tornado

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 23 March 1948 · page 1

CHICAGO, Mon: (A.A.P.)--Including 17 Skymasters and two Superfortresses, 50 planes were destroyed and 50 others…

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Fierce Cyclone In South Australia--Frigate Ashore

Daily Examiner · Monday 12 April 1948 · page 2

ADELAIDE, Sun.--A fierce cyclone caused widespread havoc in the Adelaide-Glenelg ' district this morning. No…

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Gale Wrecks Three Fishing Boats

Daily Examiner · Monday 31 May 1948 · page 3

ADELAIDE, Sunday. --Three shark fishing boats, the Ebor, Jennifer and La Paloma, were wrecked in an 80 mile an hour…

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Nottinghamshire's Innings Wrecked By Lindwall

Daily Examiner · Monday 31 May 1948 · page 3

LONDON, Sunday (A.A.P.).--If Lindwall had not wrecked the Nottinghamshire innings on an easy true wicket at Trent Bridge, Australia probably would have had a big total to chase. Lindwall capped the great…

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Fishing Launch Wrecked in Harbour

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 18 June 1948 · page 2

A serious loss was experiented by Coffs Harbour fisherman Mr. W. G. Bishop when his launch was smashed and sunk…

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Explosion Wrecks Ripening Room

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 3 August 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.--A banana ripening chamber blew up with a terrific explosion and almost wrecked the interior of the…

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Plane Wreckage In Italian Alps

Daily Examiner · Monday 9 August 1948 · page 1

WIESBADEN, Sun. (A.A.P.).-- The United States Air Force headquarters announced that an Italian Alpine police patrol found…

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Wrecked Plane Seen

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 10 August 1948 · page 3

Wellington (N.Z.), Monday. (A.A.P. -Reuter). --A wreckage believed to be that the missing Dakota plane, was seen to-day on…

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Launch Ashore

Daily Examiner · Saturday 21 August 1948 · page 2

During Thursday night's storm a 30ft. pleasure launch, en route from Brisbane to Sydney, went ashore at Park Beach, Coff's…

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Pilot Walked Out of Wrecked Plane

Daily Examiner · Monday 30 August 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sun.--A Royal Aero Club pilot had a narrow escape when his Tiger Moth aircraft crashed at the Bankstown…

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Steamer Aground in Hurricane

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 21 September 1948 · page 1

NEW YORK, Mon. (A.A.P.).--The British steamer, Loch Monar (9124 tons), ran aground yesterday on Little Cayman Island in…

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Second Fire on Steamer

Daily Examiner · Friday 8 October 1948 · page 3

COPENHAGEN, Thursday (A.A.P.).-- After every available fire engine had been used to control the stem to stem blaze on…

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Lifeboat Crew Encounters Whale, Calf

Daily Examiner · Monday 11 October 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sun:-- Six Mona Vale lifesavers spent a hectic 15 minutes this afternoon when they fought off a 60- foot whale and…

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