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

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1952

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

Rain Hail And Wind : Gardens Wrecked Cloudburst in Goulburn

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 25 February 1952 · page 4

One of the heaviest rainstorms in Goulburn's history occurred late on Friday afternoon, when a cloudburst drenched many sections of the city and resulted in rainfall recordings of up to 450 points in less than three-quarters of an hour…

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Battleship Wreck Moved By Jet Engines

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 16 July 1952 · page 1

The wreck of the battleship, "Warspite," floating on a cushion of compressed air from two Jet engines—each burning 500 gallons of fuel an hour—was moved 40 feet nearer the shore recently at Marazion, near St. Michael's Mount, Cornwall, where she has…

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Bombs Ashore Scare Thousands

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 5 August 1952 · page 3

LONDON, Tuesday: More than 200 smoke bombs. phosphorus markers and incendiary bombs floated…

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90 Lost When Steamer Goes Down

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 10 September 1952 · page 3

BELGRADE, Wednesday: Ninety persons were drowned yesterday, when a River Danube steamer, en route…

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14 Deaths In Sea Wreck

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 24 December 1952 · page 3

BEIRUT (Lebanon), Wednesday: All remaining passengers and crew of the wrecked French liner, Champollion, were brought ashore late yesterday. A spokesman for the ship's owners, Messageries Maritimes,…

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