Dead Whale Washed Ashore At Shellharbour
A dead whale was washed up on the far end of South Beach, Shellharbour, on Saturday. It is approximately 34…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1950
28 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 2 of 2
Charges Sequel to Wrecking of S.s. Gladstone
SYDNEY, Thursday. — The captain and first mate of Empire Gladstone were today accused of misconduct relating to…
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LONDON, Friday (A.A.P.).— Australian speedway rider Ronald Johnson, 44, sentenced yesterday to 12 months…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Davidson "Wrecks" Queensland
BRISBANE, Monday—New South Wales left-hander, Alan Davidson, wrecked the Queensland innings against New South…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Body Washed Ashore May Be That of Missing Airman
A man's body seen shortly before noon yesterday floating some 50 or 60 yards off shore at Stanwell Park may be that of one of the two R.A.A.F. pilots who crashed into the sea at Shellharbour last…
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ROCKHAMTPTON, Monday.— Lawrence Briggs (19), a member of a fishing party, swam three miles in darkness last…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Crane Crash at Nowra Doctors and Ambulance Men Work Desperately To Release Injured Men Trapped In Wreckage
With hacksaws, crowbars and bare hands, a Nowra doctor and the entire personnel of the Nowra Ambulance, superintend dent, permanent and honorary, bearers, worked, desperately on Saturday night to release three seriously injured men who were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →14 Drown In NZ Launch Wreck
AUCKLAND, Thursday (AAP-Reuter). — Fourteen persons, including 11 holidaymakers, were drowned when a passenger launch was wrecked in heavy seas at the entrance of…
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