Explosion Wrecks Furnace
An explosion at the E.R. and Company's works at port [?] last Thursday, afternoon wrecked the wire bar…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1949
6 stories in Illawarra's papers
Freak Weather Wrecks Cricket Corrimal Saved by Rain
Had Keira been able to bat for only five minutes against Corrimal last Saturday probably it would have clinched, the 1948-49 Premiership, for with seven wickets in hand, Stapleton's men needed only 10 more runs…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Skeleton Washed Ashore
The skeleton of a man, believed to be one of the crew of the S.S. Bombo, was washed ashore at North Wollongong Beach last Saturday morning. Mr. R. Dodd of Corrimal Street…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Floods Wrecked Church Interior
The interior of Maitland's historic, 91-year-old St Paul's Church of England has been wrecked by the flood, states…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Over 230 Surf Rescues on Illawarra Beaches Reference to Bombo Shipwreck
Last season there were more than 230 rescues effected by district, surf life saving clubs, 133 with line, 88 without line and 6 with boat, surf board or skis…
Continued on Trove, page 38 →Talk to Rotary on Famous Wreck
At the meeting of Wollongong Rotary Club, the President of the Illawarra Historical Society, (Mr. Gordon Worland) spoke on…
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