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South Coast · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1941

6 stories in South Coast's papers

Steamer Freights County Council Protest

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 8 January 1941 · page 5

At Bega Valley County Council, when a letter was read from the Illawarra and South Coast Steamship Co., notifying an increase of 10 per cent,…

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Interference With Wreckage Of R.A.A.F. Aircraft

The South Coast Register · Thursday 27 February 1941 · page 2

An urgent appeal to members of the public not to interfere with the wreckage of aircraft involved in accidents was made recently by the…

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Rail v. Steamer. County Council to Get Oil by Rail

The Bega District News · Thursday 20 March 1941 · page 5

Bega Valley County Council yesterday, subject to certain arrangements with carrier Horace Hayes, decided to obtain their supplies of crude…

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Mine Washed Ashore

The Bega District News · Thursday 10 April 1941 · page 1

A German contact mine which was found embedded In the sand on the beach at Budgewoi, 23 miles north of Gosford, was exploded by naval men…

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Humour. There has been many a man shipwrecked on a permanent wave

The Bega District News · Monday 22 September 1941 · page 4

After his first visit to London he was telling his wife some of his most interesting experiences. “And the bars and pubs are so large, too! ” he…

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Fodder Freights. Reduction Urged on Steamer

The Bega District News · Monday 8 December 1941 · page 2

Recently the Pastures Protection Board applied to the Government to subsidise shipping companies so that freights on stock fodders could be…

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