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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1947

25 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 2 of 2

Cafe Wrecked and Nine Killed

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 17 November 1947 · page 7

NEW YORK: Nine persons were killed and fifty hurt in Idaho last night, by an explosion which wrecked a cafe and a…

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Collier May Be Total Wreck

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 18 November 1947 · page 3

SYDNEY: The collier, Paterson, 446 tons, which sank in shallow Water near Norah Head lighthouse yesterday may…

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46 Drowned Ship Wrecked Off Alaska

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 26 November 1947 · page 5

Tues.: Forty-six men are believed to have been drowned off the Alaskan coast…

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Drill Hall Being Wrecked by Vandalism Doors Damaged, Windows Broken and Cub Equipment at Mercy of Intruders

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 11 December 1947 · page 1

The Drill Hall in Marchmont is being severely handled by vandals. Fourteen windows have been broken. Panels in the doors in interior rooms have been knocked out and the Cubs sporting…

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30 Lives Lost in Wreck

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 29 December 1947 · page 3

MANILA, Monday: Of 64 persons sons on board the Danish motorship, Kina, which sank in the Sea of Sama on Christmas…

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