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South Coast · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1938

3 stories in South Coast's papers

Old Wreck. 85th Anniversary of the “Monumental City

The Bega District News · Thursday 2 June 1938 · page 6

Sunday, 16th May, was the 85th anniversary of the wreck of the Monumental City, which came to grief with a loss of 32 lives near…

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The Wreck of the Ly-ee-moon

The Nowra Leader · Friday 3 June 1938 · page 8

Out on the ocean the ship holds her way, Out on the sea at the close of the day; On with her human freight…

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The Cumberland Wreck. Diver Working at Great Depth

The Bega District News · Thursday 14 July 1938 · page 2

The ketch Viking Queen returned to Eden on Tuesday after a further unsuccessful search for the wreck of the steamer Cumberland. There was…

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