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Mid North Coast · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1938

25 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 2 of 2

German Attack on News. 10,000 Arrested. Shops Wrecked and Synagogues Burned. LONDON

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 12 November 1938 · page 10

Reports from all parts of Germany reveal that 10,000 Jews have been arrested and at least 10,000 shops have been wrecked in an orgy of…

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Rescued by Coastal Steamer. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Friday 25 November 1938 · page 4

When a 21-feet fishing launch containing J. A. Law and Ernest Warner, both of Sydney, encountered a southerly gale off Norah Head…

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Steamer Reverts to Original Name

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 30 November 1938 · page 2

After some years' absence, the name Coolebar has re-appeared in Australian coastal shipping. The Coolebar, 150ft. twin screw…

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The Grosvenor Wreck

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 7 December 1938 · page 7

News from East London. South Africa, says that a new company lias been floated to recover the treasure said to have gone down in the wreck…

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Flying Boat Wrecked at Darwin. Darwin

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 13 December 1938 · page 5

The Quantas Empire Airways flying boat Coorong was blown on to the cliffs and severely damaged last night during an 80-mile per hour gale,…

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