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Murray · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1954

45 stories in Murray's papers · page 3 of 3

‘Plane Wreckage Found

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 21 December 1954 · page 18

NEW YORK, Mon.: Divers today located the main wreckage of an Italian DC-6 airliner in which the bodies of 17 victims…

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Didn't like power—so they wrecked station !

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 23 December 1954 · page 2

SAO PAULO (Brazil), Wednesday: To show their displeasure at the poor electric power station service, an angry mob of several…

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Tyson Wrecks Our Hopes

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 23 December 1954 · page 23

SYDNEY, Wed.: Australia was in a commanding position in the second Test at stumps last night with only 151 runs needed to win and eight batsmen to score them…

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Stricken steamer still afloat

Border Morning Mail · Monday 27 December 1954 · page 11

THE HAGUE, Sun.: The 1371-ton Swedish ship Petra, presumed lost on Christmas Eve, radioed yesterday that she was still afloat…

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Spinners wreck the N.S.W. batsmen

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 28 December 1954 · page 11

MELBOURNE, Mon.: Showing a decided weakness against spin, N.S.W. could make only 206 runs on the M.C.G. today against Victoria and just avoided a follow-on, as Victoria had…

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