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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1951

83 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 5

21 Trapped in Wreck Saved

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 December 1951 · page 3

LONDON, Dec. 23. A.A.P.—Twenty-one men trapped in the 7120-ton British ship Porlock Hill were rescued last night. They were trapped when…

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10 Bodies In Wreck Of Burnt Ship

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 December 1951 · page 1

NEW YORK, Dec. 25. A.A.P.—The bodies of 10 persons, missing since last Thursday in a fire on board…

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Fishing Boat Wrecked

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 31 December 1951 · page 3

LAUNCESTON, Sunday.—A 33ft. fishing boat, the Two Brothers, is a total wreck off Cygnet Island near Swan…

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