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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1948

556 stories in Sydney's papers · page 15 of 28

Stowaway Moo Moo Can't Come Ashore

The Sun · Tuesday 27 July 1948 · page 3

"Moo Moo," two- year- old stowaway, worried officials when he checked in today from San Francisco, on the Marine Phoenix. Moo Moo, a Cairn terrier…

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£100 Lost When Ferry Foundered

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 28 July 1948 · page 5

Over £100 worth of damage had been caused when the Sackville Ferry got out of control and sank during the launching in…

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Reds "wrecking industry" with jobs policy

The Sun · Wednesday 28 July 1948 · page 5

Full employment policy of the Chifley Government was being abused by the trade unions and used by the Communists to destroy industry, Mr. A. E. Heath declared…

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Food by Air for Steamer

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 29 July 1948 · page 5

PERTH, Wednesday.--An R.A.A.F. Catalina will drop food today to a disabled ship, adrift 600 miles…

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Diver Finds Rich Wreck

Daily Mirror · Thursday 29 July 1948 · page 6

DARWIN, Thursday. -- A wreck, which is believed to contain £1,000,000 worth of gold, has been located by a Koepang pearl diver in the east arm of Darwin harbor…

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Wreck "Worth Million" Found

Daily Mirror · Thursday 29 July 1948 · page 6

DARWIN, Thursday. -- A wreck, which is believed to contain £1,000,000 worth of gold, has been located by a Koepang pearl diver in the east arm of Darwin harbor…

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Wreck "Worth Million" Found

Daily Mirror · Thursday 29 July 1948 · page 3

DARWIN, Thursday. -- A wreck, which is believed to contain £1,000,000 worth of gold, has been located by a Koepang pearl diver in the east arm of Darwin harbor…

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600 PERISH, 2500 Injured in Factory Blast Big Works Wrecked

Daily Mirror · Thursday 29 July 1948 · page 1

FRANKFURT, Thursday. -- A shattering explosion, which wrecked the I. G. Farben chemical industries factory at Ludwigshafen yesterday, killed at…

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Diver Finds Rich Wreck

Daily Mirror · Thursday 29 July 1948 · page 6

DARWIN, Thursday. -- A wreck, which is believed to contain £1,000,000 worth of gold, has been located by a Koepang pearl diver in the east arm of Darwin harbor…

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Help For Disabled Steamer

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 2 August 1948 · page 4

PERTH, Sunday.--A rescue ship today reached the disabled Canadian…

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Wreck May Be The Zealandia

Daily Mirror · Monday 2 August 1948 · page 3

The sunken wreck found in Darwin Harbor a fortnight ago by a Koepang diver is believed to be that…

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Wreck May Be The Zealandia

Daily Mirror · Monday 2 August 1948 · page 3

The sunken wreck found in Darwin Harbor a fortnight ago by a Koepang diver is believed to be that…

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Wreck May Be The Zealandia

Daily Mirror · Monday 2 August 1948 · page 3

The sunken wreck found in Darwin Harbor a fortnight ago by a Koepang diver is believed to be that…

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Injured Chinese Found In Explosion Wreckage

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 August 1948 · page 1

Firemen late yesterday afternoon rescued an injured Chinese, found among the wreckage after…

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Kitchen Wrecked By Blast

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 5 August 1948 · page 5

A gas stove exploded and wrecked a kitchen in a house at Petersham…

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Plane Wreckage Found Staff Correspondent and A.a.p

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 August 1948 · page 3

LONDON, Aug. 6.—A United States coastguard cutter yesterday found wreckage in the South Atlantic which is…

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Wreckage From Plane Sighted

The Sun · Saturday 7 August 1948 · page 2

PARIS, Saturday. --A French Navy communique says that floating wreckage, believed to be from the…

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Wreck of trawler seen

The Sun · Saturday 7 August 1948 · page 3

Striking a rock 19 miles off Bateman's Bay yesterday, the 70ft. seine trawler Montgomery foundered while the two…

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Unofficial History of the Aif Raaf Ran Shipwrecked on Way to the Front

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 7 August 1948 · page 16

E.H.'s Ships That Passed In The Night (Smith's, 10748) set me wondering whether the gale off the Libyan coast early in 1941 of which he wrote was the…

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Trawler Wrecked All Safe

Daily Mirror · Saturday 7 August 1948 · page 1

BATEMAN'S BAY, Saturday. --The 70ft. seine trawler. Montgomery, which struck the rocks at…

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