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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1952

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Fireball Wrecks Brick Kilns Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 13 August 1952 · page 1

A fireball struck brickworks at Brookvale, Northern Suburbs, Sydney, early today, partly wrecking four brick…

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90 Drowned When Steamer Overturns Belgrade Wed

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 10 September 1952 · page 1

Ninety persons were drowned yesterday when a River Danube Reamer en route from Belgrade to Zenum was…

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Steamer Knocks Down Lighthouse

The Inverell Times · Friday 12 September 1952 · page 1

AMHERSTBURG (Ontario), Friday: Two river steamers "went amok" in heavy fog yesterday, one knocking down a lighthouse and another running aground almost on the front lawn of a house. In the fist accident the…

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"Deliberate Attempt on Their Lives." Armidale Couple's Home Wrecked

The Inverell Times · Friday 12 September 1952 · page 1

ARMIDALE: A sleeping couple narrowly escaped death when a home-made gelignite bomb partly destroyed their home early yesterday. They were showered with glass and debris, but…

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Runaway Cab Wrecks Office Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 12 September 1952 · page 1

A runaway taxi cab today wrecked the office of a Rushcutter's Bay garage, injured two men and caused a…

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Replacing Wrecked Elsmore-Stannifer Bridge. Engineer Recommends High Level Bridge Estimated To Cost £9000

The Inverell Times · Monday 15 September 1952 · page 4

Macintyre Shire Council has applied to the Public Works Department to grant flood relief to replace the wrecked Elsmore-Stannifer bridge, the Engineer (Mr. G. J. Stow), recommending that a…

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Ketch Overdue

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 17 September 1952 · page 1

BRISBANE : The ketch Thuruna, which set out from Brisbane last Thursday on a round the world voyage with an…

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Brisbane Ketch Long Overdue

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 17 September 1952 · page 1

BRISBANE. Wednesday. — The ketch "Thuruna" which set out from Brisbane last Thursday on a round-the…

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Ketch Sinks; Was Headed for World Cruise Brisbane, Wed

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 17 September 1952 · page 1

The ketch, Thuruna, ran aground near Maryborough and subsequently sank. It went aground at low tide…

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Typhoon Wrecks Wake Island

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 17 September 1952 · page 1

NEW YORK, Wednesday. Wake Island's 750 inhabitants took refuge in trenches and foxholes and…

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Fears for RAAF Officer in Ketch

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 22 September 1952 · page 3

MELBOURNE: An RAAF Lincoln aircraft later today is expected to search for Squadron-Leader Lionel Smith, of…

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Air Search For Missing Man in Ketch

The Inverell Times · Monday 22 September 1952 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Monday.— An RAAF Lincoln aircraft later today is expected to search Squadron Leader [?]…

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One Survivor of Shipwreck

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 6 October 1952 · page 4

LONDON, Twenty British seamen lost their lives trying to swim to a rock island after the 629-ton Hult trawler Norman ran…

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Police Search for Victims of Launch Wreck Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 10 October 1952 · page 1

Police at dawn today began a search for two men who are believed to have drowned when a 20 ft. launch ran on a…

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Couple Warned Against Starting Ketch Trip Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 13 October 1952 · page 1

The Weather Bureau warn[?] couple not to start a round the world voyage in the 30 foot ketch, Peer…

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To Replace Wrecked Structure Fifty Attend Meeting to Discuss Bridge

The Inverell Times · Monday 17 November 1952 · page 4

Fifty men met near the wrecked Elsmore bridge yesterday and asked Macintyre Shire…

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Mesh Crossing To Replace Wrecked Bridge

The Inverell Times · Monday 15 December 1952 · page 3

A mesh type crossing will be constructed over the Madntyre River at Elsmore early in January…

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Survivors Of Wreck Now Safe

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 24 December 1952 · page 1

BEIRUT (Lebanon), Wednesday.— All remaining passengers and crew of the wrecked French liners…

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Passengers, Crew Saved From Wreck

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 24 December 1952 · page 1

BEIRUT, Lebanon: All remaining passengers and crew of the wrecked French liner, Champoilion, were brought ashore late yesterday…

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