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

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1948

17 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers

Bomb Explodes in Jaffa Nine Killed When Arab Building Is Wrecked

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 5 January 1948 · page 5

JERUSALEM, Monday: It is officially reported that nine persons were killed and 71 injured when a violent explosion wrecked the Arab committee's building in Jaffa yesterday. Previously, says…

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Plane Wreckage?

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 5 February 1948 · page 7

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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Fifty Planes Wrecked by Tornado

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 22 March 1948 · page 5

CHICAGO: Damage estimated at 15 million dollars was caused by a tornado which struck Tinkar Airfield…

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Steamer Puts Back to Port

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 30 March 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY: Damaged by, rough seas, the British steamer, Pemba, is returning to Sydney for repairs. The Pemba left Sydney on…

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Steamer on Fire

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 23 April 1948 · page 5

MELBOURNE: Fire extensively damaged the cargo in the hold of the S.S. Tember, 7,500 tons, at Station Pier, Port Melbourne,…

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A Complete Wreck

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 26 April 1948 · page 3

Almost incredible damage was done, to a Cowra resident's car at the week-end, when it ran away unattended down a hill…

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Wreckage on Beach May Come From Launches

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 26 May 1948 · page 5

NEWCASLTE: The Newcastle police were sent to the sea front at Anna Bay to-day to examine launch wreckage found yesterday…

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Stowaway On U.S. Steamer

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 8 June 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY: A 20-year-old former merchant seaman, who stowed away at San Francisco, was discovered shortly before…

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Wreckage of South-west Rail Disaster

The Burrowa News · Friday 9 July 1948 · page 1

An early morning scene of the South-West Mail derailment at Rocky Ponds, near Galong, on Wednes-day, June 30. The engine is shown on its side, with the tangled wreckage partly obscuring the tender. The first luggage can and carriage, in which four persons were killed, is shown, with the whole of the undercarriage completely ripped from the latter. The force of the impact is denoted by the wide area over…

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Steamer Ashore in Hurricane

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 20 September 1948 · page 5

NEW YORK, Monday: The British steamer Lochmonar, 9124 tons, ran aground yesterday on Little Cayman Island in a…

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10 Men Suffer in Shipwreck

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 21 September 1948 · page 5

NEW YORK. Monday: Ten men suffered burns in an explosion which yesterday forced the crew of 35 to abandon the…

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British Lifeboat— New Style

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 22 October 1948 · page 4

The first British lifeboat to be fitted with a deck cabin recently completed her trials at Cowes, Isle, of Wight, prior to Doing into service at St. Helier, Jersey. This picture shows the "Eliabeth Rip[?]." hte new St. Helier lifeboat, seen off Cowes…

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Attempt to Wreck Brisbane Express Sleepers Piled On Line

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 5 November 1948 · page 5

NAMBUCCA: An attempt to wreck the Brisbane Express with sleepers failed last night, but passengers were badly shaken when luggage crashed from the racks, as the train, travelling at more than…

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Discovery Near Yass A Wreckage: Two Bodies

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 12 November 1948 · page 5

Two badly decomposed bodies and the tangled wreckage of an aircraft were found yesterday afternoon…

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AFTER 14 MONTHS Wrecked Plane Found Near Doctor’s Flat Two Bodies in Wreckage

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 15 November 1948 · page 2

A Percival monoplane, missing since August, last year, was found wrecked due west of Doctor’s Flat,…

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Round-The-World Ketch Overdue

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 7 December 1948 · page 5

SYDNEY: The ketch, Kathleen, on the last stage of its round-the-world voyage, has not yet been sighted off the…

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Steamer Is Helped

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 29 December 1948 · page 3

ATHENS, Wednesday: According to a report received by the Greek Marine Ministry, the Dutch steamer Uruquay has…

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