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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1950

4 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers

Vintage Car Owner Refuses To Sell Stanley Steamer Is A Very Good Car

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 20 January 1950 · page 5

ONE of the rarest cars in Australia is owned by Mr. "Pop" Slocombe, of Cowra. It is a "Stanley Steamer" automobile, subject of a recent popular commercial record disc. Mr. Slocombe has been offered sums of money amounting to…

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Escaped Unhurt; Van Wrecked TULLIBIGEAL

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 4 May 1950 · page 2

Two Tullibigeal men had miraculous escape from injury when a vehicle in which they were travelling was wrecked after swerving to miss killing a dog on the…

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Old Wreckage of Plane Found (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 15 May 1950 · page 1

A message from Brisbane states:—The burnt-out wreckage of a plane has been found near Croydon, about 250 miles…

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Tornado Leaves Trail of Wreckage

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 2 June 1950 · page 6

A tornado, which must have had terrific force, stripped and uprooted trees and flattened the fences in its path in the vicinity…

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