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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1953

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Man's Lucky Escape From Wrecked Utility

The Wellington Times · Monday 20 July 1953 · page 5

A man whose truck crashed into a tree on Tuesday evening near the Wellington cemetery escaped from the…

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Freak tornado left terrifying trail of damage and destruction Plane wrecked, brooder shed smashed and huge trees uprooted in blast

The Wellington Times · Monday 9 November 1953 · page 1

A freak tornado which struck near the town on Thursday evening wrecked a Tiger Moth aeroplane, demolished a brooder shed on a poultry farm, unroofed hay stacks and uprooted huge pine trees in a ten-minute orgy of destruction. The tornado was restricted to a belt between one and two chains wide. It…

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