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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1920

63 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 4 of 4

A Narrow Escape. for the Steamer Newcastle

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 8 December 1920 · page 2

A dense fog enveloping the Sydney Heads on Saturday morning, nearly ended disastrously for the Newcastle and Hunter River Company's steamer Newcastle…

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The Steamer Macquarie

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 18 December 1920 · page 4

THE Macquarie's programme was thrown out of gear by the recent heavy gale down south. She cleared the river on Friday morning of last week with a gentle…

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A Shipwreck That Led to Fortune. the Romance of a Great Business

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 18 December 1920 · page 7

It is 140 years since Mr. William Bass, owner of a small carrying business (since famous as Pickford's), opened a brewery at Burton. There…

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