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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1943

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Turf Club Bill Might Wreck Govt.-- Mr. Mair

Daily Mirror · Friday 14 May 1943 · page 12

"You are entering into a commitment here which may wreck any Government," said the Leader of the Opposition (Mr. Mair) in the Legislative Assembly last night in a spirited attack in committee on the Sydney Turf Club Bill…

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Turf Club Bill Might Wreck Govt.--mr. Mair

Daily Mirror · Friday 14 May 1943 · page 12

"You are entering into a commitment here which may wreck any Government," said the Leader of the Opposition (Mr. Mair) in the Legislative Assembly last night in a spirited attack in committee on the Sydney Turf Club Bill…

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Food Depots for Wrecked Seamen

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 May 1943 · page 8

Stores of clothing and food were being set up to be in readiness for sailors shipwrecked by enemy action or other causes, the chairman of the…

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In each lifeboat a waterproof Bible

The Sun · Sunday 16 May 1943 · page 3

It took US Army Air Force Colonel Eddie Rickenbacker's graphic account of a prayer meeting on a rubber raft adrift in the…

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Food Depots For Wrecked Seamen

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 18 May 1943 · page 2

It is reported that stores of clothing and food are being set up to be in readiness for sailors shipwrecked by enemy action or other…

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Lost Ship's Gear Washed Ashore

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 19 May 1943 · page 5

Bags of flour, lifebuoys, hatch-covers, and other debris were washed up at Terrigal and Avoca beaches, near Gosford, on Monday night, apparently…

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Aid to Wrecked Seamen

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 19 May 1943 · page 9

Emergency units of stores for torpedoed or shipwrecked seamen will be established at a large number of points along the New South Wales…

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Wreckage on Beach

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 19 May 1943 · page 3

GOSFORD, Wednesday.--Souveniring was carried out by persons at Terrigal yesterday morning apparently following one of…

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Wreckage on Beach

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 19 May 1943 · page 8

GOSFORD, Wednesday.--Souveniring was carried out by persons at Terrigal yesterday morning apparently following one of…

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Wreckage on Beach

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 19 May 1943 · page 5

GOSFORD, Wednesday.--Souveniring was carried out by persons at Terrigal yesterday morning apparently following one of…

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Wreckage on Beach

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 19 May 1943 · page 8

GOSFORD, Wednesday.--Souveniring was carried out by persons at Terrigal yesterday morning apparently following one of…

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Wreckage on Beach

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 19 May 1943 · page 5

GOSFORD, Wednesday.--Souveniring was carried out by persons at Terrigal yesterday morning apparently following one of…

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Wreckage Washed Ashore Near Terrigal and Avoca

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 20 May 1943 · page 2

It is reported that a quantity of bags of flour, lifebuoys, hatchcovers, and other debris were washed up at Terrigal and Avoca…

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Ship Wreckage Finders Must Report to Authorities

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 20 May 1943 · page 6

A warning to persons who find wreckage on the coast or in tidal waters was issued by the DeputyDirector of Navigation, Captain…

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Jap Planes Wrecked In Koepang Raid

The Sun · Thursday 20 May 1943 · page 1

Three enemy bombers and a fighter were destroyed or damaged in a Beaufigbter attack on Pentoei (Koepang) yesterday. Of eight fighters which intercepted an Allied bombing attack, three were…

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Floods Run 60 Miles Down Ruhr Valley Domestic Water Supply Wrecked

Daily Mirror · Thursday 20 May 1943 · page 3

LONDON, Thursday.--Reconnaissance photographs show that floods from the Mohne Dam have extended 60 miles, right into the heart of the Ruhr industrial valley. THE floods from the Eder Dam…

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Wreckage Finds Must Be Reported

Daily Mirror · Thursday 20 May 1943 · page 7

Persons who find wreckage on the coast or in tidal waters are liable to a fine of £100 if they fail to report the find…

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Floods Run 60 Miles Down Ruhr Valley Domestic Water Supply Wrecked

Daily Mirror · Thursday 20 May 1943 · page 3

LONDON, Thursday.-- Reconnaissance photographs show that floods from the Mohne Dam have extended 60 miles, right into the heart of the Ruhr industrial valley. THE floods from the Eder Dam…

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Wreckage Finds Must Be Reported

Daily Mirror · Thursday 20 May 1943 · page 7

Persons who find wreckage on the coast or in tidal waters arc liable to a fine of £100 if they fail to report the find…

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Ship Wreckage a Warning To Finders

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 21 May 1943 · page 2

A warning to persons who find wreckage on the coast or in tidal waters was issued by the Deputy-Director of Navigation, Captain…

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