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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1948

556 stories in Sydney's papers · page 10 of 28

Wreckage Of The Soil

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 30 April 1948 · page 1

UNLESS action is taken to arrest soil erosion and to restore soil fertility, the southern Darling Downs is doomed to…

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Soviet Sailors Board U.S. STEAMER Threat To Shoot Flag

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 1 May 1948 · page 3

LONDON, Friday. -- Frightened American women passengers wept when Russian sailors forced their way on to a U.S. excursion steamer on the…

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Two Holds Flooded to Save Steamer From Rocks

The Sun · Monday 3 May 1948 · page 5

When the interstate cargo steamer Kooliga became unmanageable in a gale near Sydney yesterday, the master ordered two holds to be flooded to save the yessel from being dashed on the rocks. The master (Captain C. A.)…

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Ready to Come Ashore

Daily Mirror · Thursday 6 May 1948 · page 5

CPL. TOM PENDER (Vic.), "falling - in" to come ashore from H.M.A.S. Kanimbla…

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Ready to Come Ashore

Daily Mirror · Thursday 6 May 1948 · page 5

CPL. TOM PENDER (Vic.), "falling - in" to come ashore from H.M.A.S. Kanimbla…

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Ready to Come Ashore

Daily Mirror · Thursday 6 May 1948 · page 5

CPL. TOM PENDER (Vic.), "falling - in" to come ashore from H.M.A.S. Kanimbla…

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Ready to Come Ashore

Daily Mirror · Thursday 6 May 1948 · page 5

CPL. TOM PENDER (Vic.), "falling - in" to came ashore from H.M.A.S. Kanimbla…

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Schooner in Grip of Ice

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 May 1948 · page 3

NEW YORK, May 6 (A.A.P).—A U.S. coastguard cutter and a plane are looking for a fishing schooner which…

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Schooner Radios "Ice Crushing Us"

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 7 May 1948 · page 1

NEW YORK, Thursday.--Alaskan shore stations today picked up radio S.O.S. calls from a fishing schooner with 13 men on board, saying she was being crushed by ice in Bristol Bay (south-west Alaska)…

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Lifeboat That Won't Capsize

Daily Mirror · Saturday 8 May 1948 · page 5

LONDON. — After 38 years of experimenting, Mr. H. A. Gaskin, of Knightsbridge, has…

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Lifeboat That Won't Capsize

Daily Mirror · Saturday 8 May 1948 · page 2

LONDON. -- After 38 years of experimenting, Mr. H. A. Gaskin, of Knightsbridge, has…

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Late News Phone: M2406 Message From Trapped Schooner

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 8 May 1948 · page 20

NEW YORK, Friday.--The commander of the coastguard Bitter Sweet, radioed early today that he had picked up fresh signals from…

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Wrecked Plane Seen On Reef

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 11 May 1948 · page 5

BRISBANE, Monday.--A naval vessel will leave Cairns tomorrow to investigate plane wreckage on Opal Reef, at the…

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N.Z. steamer adrift at sea

The Sun · Wednesday 12 May 1948 · page 3

WELLINGTON (NZ), Wednesday.--After leaving Chat- man Islands, en route to Lyttelton with 14 passengers,…

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Fisherman Finds Wrecked Bomber

Daily Mirror · Thursday 13 May 1948 · page 3

CAIRNS, Thursday.--A plane, believed to be a wartime wreck, has been discovered on Opal Reef, 40 miles from Cairns. Human bones are believed to have been seen in the wreckage…

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Fisherman Finds Wrecked Bomber

Daily Mirror · Thursday 13 May 1948 · page 3

CAIRNS, Thursday.--A plane, believed to be a wartime wreck, has been discovered on Opal Reef, 40 miles from Cairns. Human bones are believed to have been seen in the wreckage…

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Marriage Wreckers Blackmail, Extortion, False Evidence, and the Frame-up are tools of trade of these --

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 15 May 1948 · page 1

This week we present for your scrutiny as worthless and evil a clique as you'll find anywhere -- the so-called private inquiry agents…

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Arrest on Steamer Murder Suspect

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 17 May 1948 · page 3

WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Sunday (A.A.P.-Reuter).— Police boarded the inter-island steamer Hinemoa early this…

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De La Salle Wrecks Huge Plunge Heavy Wagers on Snow Star

Daily Mirror · Saturday 22 May 1948 · page 11

A tremendous betting plunge went astray when Snow Star was beaten by country performer De La Salle in the First Parramatta Mixed Stakes at Rosehill…

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Wreckage Discovered on Barren Joey Beach Thought To Be Launch

Daily Mirror · Saturday 22 May 1948 · page 1

WATER police think it possible that a section of a boat's flooring boards washed up at Barrenjoey Beach, Pittwater, this morning may be from…

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