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Hunter Valley · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1951

41 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 1 of 3

Luxury Cruiser Driven Ashore Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 3 January 1951 · page 1

Two men escaped injury when a 50ft luxury crulser was driven ashore at Ocean Beach, Woy Woy, early this morning…

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Air Hostess Dies After Saving 10 From Wreck Seven Victims Of U.S. Airliner Tragedy

Singleton Argus · Monday 15 January 1951 · page 2

PHILADELPHIA, Monday. An air hostess who rescued 10 people and perished in attempting to…

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Trawler Wreck

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 17 January 1951 · page 2

The crew of 17 in the American trawler Gudrun (115 tons) are believed to have been lost in a gale off Newfoundland on…

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Collier Wrecked Near Tuggerah Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 5

The 600-ton collier Kiama was wrecked off [?] in a gale this morning. The crow escaped in a [?] and an a raft, but…

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Freighter Wrecked (AAP-Reuter) SUVA

Maitland Mercury · Monday 22 January 1951 · page 1

The freighter Nimanoa, formerly the Australian vessel Mooteh, has become a total wreck on a reef off the Island of [?]…

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Red China's Decision Will Not Wreck U.N. Secretary – General

Singleton Argus · Monday 22 January 1951 · page 2

NEW YORK, Monday—Rejection of the American resolution to brand communist China would not wreck the United Nations, Trygve Lie (Secretary General of UNO) said last night. He declared the…

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Yacht Wreckage Sighted [?]

Maitland Mercury · Monday 29 January 1951 · page 3

A Launch has left [?] gate [?] the [?] [?]shortly after add…

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Labour Aids The Wreckers SYDNEY

Maitland Mercury · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 5

Communists were wrecking the economy of the State under the protection of the Labour Party, leader of the Country Party Mr…

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Grounded Steamer Abandoned

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 27 February 1951 · page 5

The steamer Corln of 3000 tons, ran aground three miles north of Cape Bank, on the south-eastern coast of South Australia,…

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Freighter H Total Wreck Adelaide

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 27 February 1951 · page 1

Reports state that the [?] [?]46 tons which went aground at Admello Rock, near Cape [?] is a total wreck…

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110 Wharf Laborers Idle. Sequel to Dispute on Steamer. Sydney

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 9 March 1951 · page 2

A dispute on the steamer Chanda to-day threw 110 men idle and threatens to spread to other vessels. The wharf-labourers' overtime ban ended…

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Schooner Located

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 29 March 1951 · page 7

ST. PETERSBURG, Florlia : A place has located the 40 feet, schooner Troplfcair 46 miles from St Petersburg…

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Navy Joins Search for Schooner

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 29 March 1951 · page 2

MIAMI (Florida): The Navy has Joined the coastguard in the sea and air search for the 40 toot schooner Tropicbird missing…

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Goaled for Wrecking

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 10 April 1951 · page 1

SAN JUAN [?] Rico): Eight Puerto Ricans have been sentenced to farms ranging from six to 11 years imprisonment for…

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Five Atom Bombs Could Wreck Britain Warning On Destruction of Economic Life

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 17 April 1951 · page 1

LONDON: Five strategically placed atom bombs could destroy the economic life of Britain, Air Commodore Sir Frank Whittle, inventor of the jet plane, declared yesterday. As chairman of the United Kingdom Migration…

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Steamer Sailed by Naval Crew (A.A.P.-Renter) WELLINGTON, N.Z.

Maitland Mercury · Sunday 6 May 1951 · page 1

Although several new developments have taken place in the waterfront dispute the overall picture remain changed…

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Thu[?] Wrecked Flat

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 23 May 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY: Two men, believed to be underworld thugs, wrecked a flat In Palmer-street, East Sydney, to-day…

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Thugs Wreck Sydney Flat in Search for Wharfie

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 23 May 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday. —Two men, believed to be underworld thugs, wrecked a flat in Palmer Street, East Sydney, to-day…

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Luxury Ketch on Maiden Voyage

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 6 June 1951 · page 1

The 57-foot ketch, "Wraith Of Odin" is on its maiden voyage to Sydney from Tuncurry. The owner of the ketch is Mr…

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Wide Search for Missing Diplomats Officials Vanish From Channel Steamer

Maitland Mercury · Friday 8 June 1951 · page 1

LONDON: Parents of the two missing British Foreign Office officials, for whom an international search is new in progress, rewired telegrams yesterday indicating that their sons are “safe” in Paris,…

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