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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1952

39 stories in New England's papers · page 1 of 2

Sailed to S. Africa in Ketch

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 2 January 1952 · page 2

The 24-year-old son of a former Glen Innes resident has just completed a voyage in a ketch from Darwin to Durban…

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Wrecked Plane Located

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 2 January 1952 · page 1

NEW YORK, Wednesday: Wreckage, [?] certainly ythat of the Air Force C47 transport planer missing with 28 persons aboard, was sighted yesterday on Lookout Mountain, 65 miles north-east…

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Wrecked Ship's Boiler Sets Salvage Poser

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 21 January 1952 · page 6

TWEED HEADS: A large steel boiler which has been on Duranbah beach, Tweed heads since 1939 would be…

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The Wrecking Business Now A Major Industry

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 25 January 1952 · page 12

The little-known, highly technical wrecking industry, now a 100,000,000 dollar ayear business draws…

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The Wrecking Business Now A Major Industry

Guyra Argus · Thursday 31 January 1952 · page 6

The little-known, highly technical Wrecking industry, now a 100,000,000 dollar-a-year business, draws…

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Salvaging Children of Wrecked Homes

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 10 March 1952 · page 6

Generations of adults have tried to cope with orphan children, unwanted children, and children who have frequently been the only worth while salvage from wrecked homes…

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Loch Lomond Will Have New Steamer

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 26 March 1952 · page 14

In one of the oldest established shipyards on the Clyde a vessel is being built that will carry tourists on the far-famed…

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Loch Lomond Will Have New Steamer

The Uralla Times · Thursday 27 March 1952 · page 7

In one of the oldest established shipyards on the Clyde a vessel is being built that will carry tourists on the far-famed…

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Steamer in Difficulties Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 4 June 1952 · page 1

A Sydney tug is speeding to a point 100 miles east of Newcastle to assist a storm battered steamer in difficulties…

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Tug Speeds to Rescue Steamer

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 4 June 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY: A Sydney tug is speeding to a point 100 miles east of Newcastle to assist a storm battered steamer in difficulties…

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Tug To Aid Of Steamer Off Newcastle

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 4 June 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday.— A Sydney tug is speeding to point 10 miles cast of Newcastle to assist a storm battered…

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Battered Steamer Towed to Port

The Inverell Times · Friday 6 June 1952 · page 1

NEWCASTLE, Friday.—The freighter James Cook. after spending 16 days on what was described as "a hell of a trip"…

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Fir[?] Wrecks Perth Farmhouse

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 20 June 1952 · page 1

PERTH: Striking with a deafening roar a fireball wrecked a house, demolished several farm buildings and ripped up…

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Tug Battling to Reach Steamer

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 28 July 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, The tug St. Giles today is still fighting a southeasterly gale in an endeavour to reach the crippled steamer…

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Tug Battles To Reach Helpless Steamer

The Inverell Times · Monday 28 July 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.— At Camden, the Nepean River this morning has fallen eight feet and the flood is rapidly…

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No Word From Disabled Steamer SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 28 July 1952 · page 1

The tug. St. Giles, today is still fighting a south-easterly gale in an endeavour to reach the crippled steamer, Easby…

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Eight Escape Launch Wreck

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 6 August 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY: Pounding seas this morning made it impossible for naval authorities to attempt the salvage of a 20ft motor launch which was wrecked with eight men aboard last night at Sydney Harbour's north headland…

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Crew of Wrecked Motor Launch Climb to Safety

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 6 August 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Pounding seas this morning made it impossible for naval authorities to attempt to salvage a 40ft. motor launch, wrecked with eight men aboard last night off Sydney North…

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Wrecked Launch Still on Rocks Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 6 August 1952 · page 1

Pounding seas this morning made it impossible for naval authorities to attempt to salvage the 40ft…

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Farouk "Wrecked Everything" London

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 8 August 1952 · page 1

The Egyptian Prime Minister[?] Aly Maher is hopeful that an Anglo-Egyptian agreement will be worked out in the near…

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