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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1948

10 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers

American Settlers Will Come by Ketch Washington, Tuesday

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 27 January 1948 · page 1

At least one American desiring to settle in Australia is not concerned by either the steamship accommodation problem or a passage…

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Wrecked Plane Located

The Western Herald · Friday 30 January 1948 · page 1

The wreckage of a plane believed to be that of a Percival monoplane which that been missing with two occupants since August 25 last,…

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Wreckers of Labour Condemned by Mhr Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 23 March 1948 · page 1

In a blunt statement on the Queensland industrial crisis night, Rowley James, M.H.R., Commonwealth Coal Liason Officer bitterly attacked the "wreckers" who tried to disrupt the labor movement…

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Five Shipwrecked Men Rescued

The Western Herald · Friday 2 April 1948 · page 1

Five shipwrecked Indonesians were rescued by the Australian Airforce Catalina after surviving two months in the jungles of the…

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Plane Wreckage Identified As Douglas Brisbane

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 24 June 1948 · page 1

The wreckage of a plane found in the bush 35 miles east of Monto this week, has been identified as a twin-engined Douglas,…

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Darwin Wreck May be "Peary." DARWIN

The Wellington Times · Thursday 29 July 1948 · page 1

A Koepang pearl diver has located a mystery wreck in Darwin Harbour, and the theory is now being advanced…

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Mystery Wreck at Darwin?

The Western Herald · Friday 30 July 1948 · page 1

Darwin. — A Koepang pearling diver has located a mystery wrecK in Darwin Harbour and the theory is now being advanced that it may…

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Seamen Rescued From Two Shipwrecks New York

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 18 September 1948 · page 1

American coastguards and two merchant ships yesterday co-operated in violent seas to rescue 79 seamen…

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Vandals Wreck Totalisator Wanton Damage at Narromine Racecourse

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 19 October 1948 · page 1

Officials of the Narromine Turf Club said today that wanton damage a considerable amount of money was done when the totalisator…

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New Type British Lifeboat

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 28 October 1948 · page 6

The first British lifeboat to be fitted with a deck cabin recently completed her trials at…

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