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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1947

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Motor Launch Wrecked. Occupants' Narrow Escape

The Propeller · Thursday 9 January 1947 · page 1

Seven members of a family, and a fisherman, William McGowan, 21, of Water Street, Port Hacking, had a lucky escape on New Year's Day…

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What Goes Into Your Schooner of Beer

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 11 January 1947 · page 19

THIRSTY Australians are drinking nearly 100,000,000 gallons of beer annually (they would drink more if it were available)…

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Old Steamer's Voyage With Refugees

Daily Mirror · Saturday 11 January 1947 · page 6

BRISBANE, Saturday. -- Amazement is expressed in shipping circles that the 40-year-old ferry Hwalien, formerly the Maori,…

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Explosion Wrecks Haifa Police H.Q. Terrorists Quickly End Truce Eight Killed in Newest Outrage

Daily Mirror · Monday 13 January 1947 · page 5

JERUSALEM, Monday.--Explosion of a motor car in Haifa yesterday shattered the truce declared by Jewish terrorists last week. Eight, were kitted and more than 70 insured. The…

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Explosion Wrecks Haifa Police H Q. Terrorists Quickly End Truce Eight Killed in Newest Outrage

Daily Mirror · Monday 13 January 1947 · page 5

JERUSALEM, Monday.--Explosion of a motor car in Haifa yesterday shattered the truce declared by Jewish terrorists last week. Eight were killed and more than 70 injured. The…

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Explosion Wrecks Haifa Police H.O. Terrorists Quickly End Truce Eight Killed in Newest Outrage

Daily Mirror · Monday 13 January 1947 · page 5

JERUSALEM, Monday.--Explosion off a motor car in Haifa yesterday shattered the truce declared by Jewish terrorists last week. Eight mere killed and more than 70 injured. The…

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THE Half-hour That Nearly Wrecked His Marriage

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 17 January 1947 · page 5

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Ketch Takes Off Scientific Party

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 18 January 1947 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Friday.--The ketch Lerunna took three men and three schoolboys off uninhabited Rodondo Island, six miles from Wilson's…

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300 Killed in Wreck Greek Disaster

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 January 1947 · page 1

LONDON, Jan. 19 (A.A.P.). —About 300 passengers are reported to have been killed when the passenger ship Chimarra…

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Shipwreck Sensation

Daily Mirror · Monday 20 January 1947 · page 7

SHANGHAI, Monday.--The sinking of the steamer Chekiang, with the loss of between 300 and 600 lives, has caused…

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125 Wreck Survivors on Islands Greece's Worst Maritime Disaster 335 Passengers Still Missing

Daily Mirror · Monday 20 January 1947 · page 7

ATHENS, Monday.--More than 100 of the 400 people believed to have been drowned when the steamer Chimarra was mined and sank within…

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Shipwreck Sensation

Daily Mirror · Monday 20 January 1947 · page 7

SHANGHAI, Monday.--The sinking of the steamer Chekiang, with the loss of between 300 and 600 lives, has caused…

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Shipwreck Sensation

Daily Mirror · Monday 20 January 1947 · page 2

SHANGHAI, Monday.--The sinking of the steamer Chekiang, with the loss of between 300 and 600 lives, has caused…

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Shipwreck Sensation

Daily Mirror · Monday 20 January 1947 · page 7

SHANGHAI, Monday.--The sinking of the steamer Chekiang, with the loss of between 300 and 600 lives, has caused…

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Shipwreck Sensation

Daily Mirror · Monday 20 January 1947 · page 7

SHANGHAI, Monday.--The sinking of the steamer Chekiang, with the loss of between 300 and 600 lives, has caused…

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Ship Wreck Sensation

Daily Mirror · Monday 20 January 1947 · page 7

SHANGHAI, Monday.--The sinking of the steamer Chekiang, with the loss of between 300 and 600 lives, has caused…

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125 Wreck Survivors on Islands Greece's Worst Maritime Disaster 335 Passengers Still Missing

Daily Mirror · Monday 20 January 1947 · page 7

ATHENS, Monday.--More than 100 of the 400 people believed to have been drowned when "the steamer Chimarra was mined and sank within…

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Fallon Talks to A.w.u. of Red Wreckers

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 22 January 1947 · page 5

BRISBANE, Wednesday. -- "The Australian Workers' Union is pledged to our Australian way of life and to the honesty…

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Fallon Talks to A.w.u. of Red Wreckers

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 22 January 1947 · page 5

BRISBANE, Wednesday. -- "The Australian Workers' Union is pledged to our Australian way of life and to the honesty…

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Fallon Talks to A.w.u. of Red Wreckers

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 22 January 1947 · page 5

BRISBANE, Wednesday. -- "The Australian Workers' Union is pledged to our Australian way of life and to the honesty…

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