Army "Duck" Seeks Ship Wreckage
SYDNEY.—An army "duck" today is searching the coast around Smoky Cape and South-West Rocks in the…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1950
126 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 4 of 7
Flood Wreckage
The main flood threat in Maitland is now over, but it will be many days before the floodwaters have receded sufficiently to enable Maitland residents to return to their homes and everyday life. Pictures show—Top left: A trailer bus which runs a shuttle service for East Maitland residents with floodwaters washing over the floor yesterday. At times the water was up to the seats. Top right: A home near Maitland Railway Station with the asbestos walls smashed by the floodwaters whipped up into waves by yesterday's westerly winds. Centre left: Norma Clements and Barbara Calder talking to Miss Jessie Brownlee before the major Royal Academy Dancing Examinations. Below left: Ballet students Fay Street and Marlene Cook with the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wreckage At Diamond Head May Be From 'Fairwind'
Wreckage from a ship, which is believed might be the missing 240-ton "Fairwind," has been found at Diamond Head, north of Taree. The wreckage was reported by a police constable at Kew…
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PARIS, Fri (A.A.P.).—A hurricane which swept over the French countryside near Beauvais on Wednesday night…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Wealthy English heiress Jenefer Wornum, 23, is believed to have drowned when her luxury 35ft, ketch,…
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SYDNEY. — Police today searched among wreckage from the ketch "Gentleman's Agreement" at low tide for some…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—Brian Willis Monkton, Managing Director of Trans-Oceanic Airways, denied at the Quarter Sessions to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Plane Seeking Missing Girl Spots Wreckage
SYDNEY, Thursday.—A water-logged lifebelt and the shattered remains of a dinghy were spotted to-day by an aircraft searching for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Lack Of Regular Steamer Cargo Service 'Unfair'
The failure of shipping companies to provide a regular cargo service between Newcastle and major ports was unfair, the President of…
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MELBOURNE: Three fishermen struggled 150 yards across a reef to the shore when a £4500 sharkfishing ketch was wrecked in the fog near Port Phillip Heads early yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Letters To the Editor Cawarra Wreck
IN the article on the wreck of the Cawarra ("N.M.H." 12/7/50) it was stated that James Johnstone, who rescued the sole survivor…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Weekes And Worrell Wreck England's Cricket Test Hopes
LONDON, Sat. (A.A.P.): In a brilliant record-breaking fourth wicket partnership, West Indians Weekes and Worrell yesterday dashed England's hopes of winning or drawing the third cricket Test…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →39 Bodies From Plane Wreck
NEW YORK, July 25. A.A.P.— An Air Force officer said that 39 bodies had been recovered from the C46 transport plane which crashed…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Passport, Wreckage Washed Ashore
TOKYO, July 28. A.A.P.-Reuter. —The passport of Stephen Simmons, correspondent of "Picture Post," was washed ashore in Japan…
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ALGIERS, Mon. (A.A.P.).—A search plane yesterday radioed that it had sighted the twisted wreckage of a French airliner…
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SYDNEY—The famous coaster of 50 years ago the steamer Barrabool saluted Sydney Heads for the last time today…
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ALICE SPRINGS, Thursday.— The valuable cargo vessel, Tom Brennan, was wrecked to-day in Cooper's Creek, normally little…
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SINGAPORE, Wed. (A.A.P.-Reuter)—Eight Indonesian seamen from south-west Borneo were picked up in a heavy sea…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Czech Oilfield Wrecked: May Be Sabotage
VIENNA, Mon. (A.A.P.).—Sabotage is believed to have caused an explosion and fire which on Saturday night…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Last Migrant Ashore Will Be 9999th
The Amarrapoora left Genoa for Newcastle on July 31 with 633 migrants. She is due on September 12…
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