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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1953

3 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers

Story of the Lifeboat

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 30 January 1953 · page 1

ONE stormy day not long ago a small fishing boat capsized off Selsey Bill, on the south coast of Britain. In ten minutes the Selsey lifeboat had…

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No Liability, says Shire Council Tyre Wrecked by Spike on Bridge, Driver Claims

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 21 August 1953 · page 2

A claim has been made on Yarrowlumla Shire Council for the value of a tyre and tube which, it is alleged, were completely wrecked by a 6 inch dog spike on a small timber bridge…

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Q’ beyon Greyhounds Swift John Ran Up to His Name, Wrecked Record

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 1 September 1953 · page 3

Leading the field from barrier rise to judge at Saturday’s greyhound races, [?] Scarlett’s Swift John was officially clocked [?]…

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