Wrecked Freighter Sinking
BRISBANE, Thursday.—The 11,000-ton freighter Palana which struck a rock off Pine Island, 60 miles from Mackay…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1951
24 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 1 of 2
Wreck of Kiama
As briefly reported in last Saturday's issue the ss Kiama founded in heavy seas about 5 miles from Tuggerah on Friday morning last…
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GENEVA, Monday (A.A.P.)— An avalanche thundered down on the village of Airolo on St. Gothard Pass today, wrecking…
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ADELAIDE, Tuesday. — The 3346-ton freighter Corio became a total wreck and was abandoned by its crew at…
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DAYTON (Ohio), Fridays— American sea rescue aircraft will be equipped early next year with a radio controlled lifeboat…
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ADELAIDE, Sunday.— The wrecked freighter Corio has been gold for an unspecified figure to F.W. Stanks, a fisherman, of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Illawarra in Retrospect Wrecked Seaman Found First Coal
The first discovery of coal in the Illawarra district took place at Coalcliff in 1797, but it was many years later that the coal mining industry was established there…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tips for winter motorists Less reckless driving means more wreckless driving
The fogs, frosts, mud, rain and winds of the winter months are upon us again, and it is felt that a few timely tips on safe road practices for this season will not be out of place…
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SYDNEY, Thursday—A wife said Communism had wrecked her marriage, in the Divorce Court today…
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SYDNEY, Thursday—A freak windstorm devastated a clubhouse, hangar and two Tiger Moth aircraft at Orange tonight…
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Pounding seas and gale-force winds lashed the beach at Port Kembla on Friday night, smashing the Port Kembla Surf Club's…
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Last Friday night's gale and heavy seas completely wrecked and destroyed the gaff boat of the Port Kembla…
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PORT MORESBY, Wednesday. (A.A.P.-Reuter). — Natives have located the wreckage of an Auster aircraft which…
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A man risked his yesterday morning to turn off gas mains in the derelict St…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday. — The dramatic story of a pearling ketch which was lost at sea for 13 days was told when the crew…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →U.S. Confident Russian Attempt To Wreck Pea[?] Treaty Will Fail
WASY[?]NGTON (D.C.), Thursday (AAP).—United States [?]dence that any Soviet attempt to wreck the Japanese peace…
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A Wollongong trawler skipper and his crew of two, clad in pyjamas, spent an exhausting 10 hours, after their craft, the Dalkeith Star struck a reef and sank off…
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Despite an intensive search no trace has been found of the Wollongong trawler, Dalkieth Star, wrecked south of…
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SAN FRANCISCO, Thursday (A.A.P.)— The Soviet Union yesterday made an attempt to wreck the Untied States-British version of the Japanese Peace Treaty…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—The Sydney fug Wonga tonight steamed to the assistance of the 393-ton coastal steamer Allenwood,…
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