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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1951

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Freak Storm Nearly Wrecks Farm

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 20 January 1951 · page 2

WEST WYALONG, Friday: A freak storm yesterday afternoon on the property of Mr. Walter Moxham, of Blow Clear, near…

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Liner Ashore in Gale

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 20 February 1951 · page 1

A PASSENGER ship, the Nalrana (3402 tons)—for three years at anchor in the Bay—was blown ashore near Prince's Pier, Melbourne, in Sunday's gale. This dramatic picture was taken in drenching rain at the height of the gale. The Nairana had recently been sold by Huddart Parker to a firm of importers and exporters…

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Wreckage of Launch Found by Fisherman

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 20 February 1951 · page 2

BRISBANE, Monday: The wreckage of the fishing launch Ina. which has been mining since January 2, has been found…

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Wrecked Ship Abandoned

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 28 February 1951 · page 2

ADELAIDE, Tuesday: The 3346-ton freighter Corio became a total wreck today, and was abandoned by its crew at Admella…

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More Trouble on the Waterfront Dispute on Steamer May Spread

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 9 March 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday — The dispute on the steamer Chanda to-day threw no men idle, and threatens to spread to other…

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Rescue Teams Search for Trapped Survivors in Wrecked Towns More Than 1000 Killed in Central American 'Quake

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 9 May 1951 · page 1

NEW YORK, Tuesday (A.A.P.): An earthquake in the town of Jucuapa, in the Central American Republic of Salvador, killed about 1000 people on Sunday. Over 20,000 are homeless, and relief teams…

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Ashore, Then Out to Sea

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 10 May 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday — A search is being made for the body of a am which was washed up on the rocks at Bondi…

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Body Washed Ashore, Then Out to Sea

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 10 May 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday: A search is being made for the body of a man which was washed up on the rocks at Bondl this…

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Stockpiling in the States Could Wreck Economy of Western World

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 11 May 1951 · page 1

LONDON, Friday.—Continued stockpiling of supplies would wreck the production programme of the western world, the…

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U.s. Stockpiling 'Will Wreck Western Output'

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 12 May 1951 · page 2

LONDON, Friday (A.A.P.): Continued American stockpiling of supplies would wreck the production programme of…

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Underworld Thugs Wreck Flat The Hunted Man Not There

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 23 May 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday — Two men believed to be underworld thugs wrecked a Hat in Palmer street, East Sydney today…

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Red Plot to Wreck Oil Plant?

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 29 May 1951 · page 1

LONDON, Monday (A.A.P.): Persian police and Security chiefs have uncovered what is believed to be a vast…

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Gale Lashed N.s.w. Coast Wrecking Homes and Boats

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 8 June 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday—A 50-mile-an-hour gale lashed the N.S.W coast early today, wrecking homes and small boats, and causing thousands of pounds worth of damage…

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Hauled Timber on River Steamer Funeral of Late Mr. Thomas Malcolm

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 27 July 1951 · page 3

The mortal remains of the late Mr. Thomas Frederick Malcolm, who died in Junee a few days ago were laid to rest in…

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Cease-Fire Parley Communists Blame Mr. Acheson for "Wrecking" Talks

Daily Advertiser · Friday 3 August 1951 · page 1

SEOUL, Thursday (A.A.P.-Reuter): The United Nations delegation today bluntly rejected the Communist demand that a neutral buffer zone in Korea should run along the 38th Parallel…

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Plane Wreckage Found

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 9 August 1951 · page 1

PORT MORESBY, Wednesday (A.A.P.-Reuter): Natives have located the wreckage of an Auster aircraft which…

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Jap. Peace Treaty Will Be Signed Wrecking Moves Must Fail

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 16 August 1951 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Thurs.—Confidence that any Soviet attempt to wreck the Japanese Peace Treaty would fail was voiced by Mr. John Foster Dulles, in a broadcast last night…

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Explosion Wrecks Two Houses at the 'Loo Home-made Bomb Believed to Be the Cause

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 21 August 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday—A bomb explosion early this morning wrecked the front of two houses in Junction Lane, Woolloomooloo. Windows from at least eight nearby houses…

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Hauliers Wrecking Roads Minister's Appeal

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 22 August 1951 · page 3

The Minister for Transport Mr. W. F. Sheahan, stated that road wrecking by hauliers with overloaded vehicles and driving…

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Vessel Wrecked North of Fremantle

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 24 August 1951 · page 2

All 17 members of the 967-ton British hopper barge bound from Glasgow to Melbourne, were rescued safely after a strong…

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