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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1950

126 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 7

Disabled Ketch Repaired

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 December 1950 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Friday.—The ketch Rawlinna which became disabled when her engines failed in stormy weather off the south-east…

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Steamer Sails One Crew Member Short

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 December 1950 · page 3

The interstate ship Kekerangu, which has been held up in Newcastle with a crew shortage since last Thursday, sailed yesterday…

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Council Moved 75 Tons From Nobbys Wreck

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 December 1950 · page 3

In six months, Newcastle City Council workmen had removed 75 tons of scrap from the wreck of the Maianbar on Nobbys Beach,…

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Wreckage of U.s. Plane Sighted

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 22 December 1950 · page 2

BAGUIO (Philippines), Fri. (A.A.P.).—The charred wreckage of a U.S. Skymaster that crashed with 37 persons was…

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Wrecked Plane Sighted

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 December 1950 · page 1

BAGUIO (Philippines), Dec. 22. A.A.P.—he charred wreckage of the United States C54 transport that crashed with 37 persons on board…

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Heavy Seas Uncover Old Wreck's Chain

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 December 1950 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—At Collaroy Bench to-day heavy seas washed up about 24 feet of chain believed to belong to the ship…

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