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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1949

489 stories in Sydney's papers · page 13 of 25

Miners Seen As "Wreckers"

Daily Mirror · Monday 27 June 1949 · page 3

LONDON, Monday.-- The London Daily Telegraph describes leaders of the Australian general coal strike as "wreckers." UNDER an editorial, headed "Australian Wreckers," the…

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Miners Seen As "Wreckers"

Daily Mirror · Monday 27 June 1949 · page 3

LONDON, Monday.-- The London Daily Telegraph describes leaders of the Australian general coal strike as "wreckers." UNDER an editorial, headed "Australian Wreckers," the…

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The Wreckers

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 29 June 1949 · page 1

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The wreckers

The Sun · Thursday 30 June 1949 · page 15

Opening at random the volume of Kipling's collected work, at page 607, my attention was caught by this reference to certain Little…

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Cause of Shipwreck

Daily Mirror · Thursday 30 June 1949 · page 5

A court of marine inquiry today found that the main factor in the stranding of the 1272-ton collier…

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Cause of Shipwreck

Daily Mirror · Thursday 30 June 1949 · page 5

A court of marine inquiry today found that the main factor in the stranding of the 1272-ton collier…

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Cause of Shipwreck

Daily Mirror · Thursday 30 June 1949 · page 5

A court of marine inquiry today found that the main factor in the stranding of the 1272-ton collier…

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People Who Live Near Cities Shoutdn't Throw Spanners Few Wreckers Can Clog The Works For Millions

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 3 July 1949 · page 2

SYDNEY, as a place to live and work in, comes out rather poorly in the present crisis. A strike in a single industry has knocked the city, economically, into a very sick state. It is like a big, noisy man who sags at the knees after one jolt in the right spot…

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Airliner's night dive in rainstorm How 18 died in blazing wreck of crashed plane PERTH

The Sun · Sunday 3 July 1949 · page 3

CRASHING in darkness within seconds of its take-off at Guildford airport at 2.14 am today, MacRobertson-Miller DC3 aircraft Fitzroy, burst into flames and its 14 passengers and crew of four were incinerated…

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Their marriage was nearly wrecked because... He could not control his fear and jealousy What's Your problem?

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 3 July 1949 · page 14

AFTER three hours of threats, tears, accusations, and appeals in my office,…

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£20,000 Ketch Arrives

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 4 July 1949 · page 9

A sailor who last sailed out of Sydney as ship's boy on a three-masted barque in 1919 yesterday…

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Wreckage of Air Disaster

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 July 1949 · page 1

Eighteen people were killed when this DC3 airliner crashed in the South Guildford housing camp near Perth soon after 2 a.m. on Saturday. The only part of the plane which remained intact was the tailpiece (above), from which some…

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Aust. Ketch Co - Favorite

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 5 July 1949 · page 20

SAN PEDRO, Tuesday. -- The Australian ketch Kurrewa III. is joint favorite for the 2228 miles yacht race to…

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Aust. Ketch Co-favorite

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 5 July 1949 · page 20

SAN PEDRO, Tuesday. -- The Australian ketch Kurrewa III. is joint favorite for the 2228 miles yacht race to…

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Aust. Ketch Co-favorite

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 5 July 1949 · page 4

SAN PEDRO, Tuesday. -- The Australian ketch Kurrewa III. is joint favorite for the 2228 miles yacht race to…

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Aust. Ketch Co-favorite

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 5 July 1949 · page 20

SAN PEDRO, Tuesday. -- The Australian ketch Kurrewa III. is joint favorite for the 2228 miles yacht race to…

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Aust. Ketch Co-favorite

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 5 July 1949 · page 4

SAN PEDRO, Tuesday. -- The Australian ketch Kurrewa III. is joint favorite for the 2228 miles yacht race to…

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Aust. Ketch Co-favorite

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 5 July 1949 · page 20

SAN PEDRO, Tuesday. -- The Australian ketch Kurrewa III. is joint favorite for the 2228 miles yacht race to…

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Aust. Ketch Co-favorite

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 5 July 1949 · page 20

SAN PEDRO, Tuesday. -- The Australian ketch Kurrewa III. is joint favorite for the 2228 miles yacht race to…

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To Blast Wreck

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 July 1949 · page 1

A commercial marine diver, Mr. Dick Hellings, to-day will attempt to blast the wreckage of Hereward…

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