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Illawarra · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1943

5 stories in Illawarra's papers

Message Washed Ashore

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 26 March 1943 · page 8

The discovery last Friday on Avoca Beach, near Gosford, of a screw top jam jar containing letters and documents has cleared…

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Result of Shipwreck Goods In Custody Charges

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 15 October 1943 · page 1

At the Wollongong Police Court on Monday, before Mr. C. Pickup, S.M., a [?]ber of men were charged with bring in their possession goods…

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Wreck Sold For £1500

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 13 November 1943 · page 3

The wreck of a 9,000 ton steamer which has been lying on the beach at Shellharbour for six months, was sold for £1500 on Wednesday at the…

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SHIPWRECK At Shellharbour Soldiers' Bravery

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 17 November 1943 · page 3

The story has now been revealed of the wreck of an Allied ship on the rocks off Bass Point, Shellharbour, near the site of the old limekiln…

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Shipwrecked Sailors at Port Kembla

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 19 November 1943 · page 10

Following the stranding of a ship on me beach south of Shell-harbour in May of this year, the members of the crew were rescued…

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