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Macarthur (Camden & Campbelltown) · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1912

4 stories in Macarthur (Camden & Campbelltown)'s papers

In the Armchair. the Wrecker

The Picton Post · Wednesday 21 February 1912 · page 7

With a stead vibrating hum and a cloud of dust the big car swept up the hill. Out of the dust came a sound of confused and perturbed clucking…

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Saved From Shipwreck

The Wollondilly Press · Wednesday 29 May 1912 · page 2

A vessel was once wrocked on the coast of Kent. The waves rolled furiously over the ship, upon which were eight men crying for help. No boat could, however,…

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Roosevelt the Wrecker. Opposition to Mr Taft. Question of Ethics

The Wollondilly Press · Wednesday 29 May 1912 · page 2

Imagine Mr Balfour three or four years from now starting a campaign to oust Mr Bonar Law and reinstate himself in the leadership of the Unionist Party;…

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Battleship in Collision. Steamer Rammed

The Wollondilly Press · Wednesday 31 July 1912 · page 3

In the early hours of yesterday morning information reached Dover of a serious collision which had taken place eastward of Dungeness between the…

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