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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1949

489 stories in Sydney's papers · page 15 of 25

Stop Press Thieves Wreck Offices

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 19 July 1949 · page 20

Burglars earled today entered several city offices and wrecked them. among the offices entered were those of A. Flaus: jewellers. 147a…

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Solomons Mission Obtains New Ketch

Catholic Weekly · Thursday 21 July 1949 · page 2

An auxiliary ketch, which left Mosman Bay, Sydney, some weeks ago, has arrived at Honiara, Guadalcanal, for service at the Marist…

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Day of Knock-backs for the Comms. Red Wreckers Given Rebuffs Calwell Sees Early Cave-in by Strikers

Truth · Sunday 24 July 1949 · page 2

Sweeping reverses suffered by Communist strike soolers yesterday are expected by trade union leaders to result in early collapse of the four-weeks' old coal strike. Efforts of the Red wreckers to prolong the strike,…

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Death and Wreckage in Wake of Typhoon

Daily Mirror · Monday 25 July 1949 · page 2

TOKIO, Monday.-- An unknown number of people have been killed by a typhoon which roared across East China…

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Death and Wreckage in Wake of Typhoon

Daily Mirror · Monday 25 July 1949 · page 2

TOKIO, Monday.-- An unknown number of people have been killed by a typhoon which roared across East China…

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Minister Hits Out At Red 'Wreckers'

Daily Mirror · Thursday 28 July 1949 · page 9

SINGLETON, Thursday.--"A few hundred Commos--thieves, rogues and vagabonds, are trying to wreck this country. This is a stupid, ridiculous and cowardly c strike," the Minister for the Army (Mr. Chambers) told a…

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Minister Hits Out At Red 'Wreckers'

Daily Mirror · Thursday 28 July 1949 · page 9

SINGLETON, Thursday.--"A few hundred Commos--thieves, rogues and vagabonds, are trying fro wreck this country. This is a stupid, ridiculous and cowardly strike," the Minister for the Army (Mr. Chambers) told a…

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Reds Try to Wreck Meeting Police Called As Fights Develop Wild Scene at Campsie

Daily Mirror · Saturday 30 July 1949 · page 2

RIOTOUS scenes developed today when Communist's attempted to disrupt an A.L.P. meeting in Clissold Pde., Campsie…

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Reds Try to Wreck Meeting Police Called As Fights Develop Wild Scene at Campsie

Daily Mirror · Saturday 30 July 1949 · page 2

RIOTOUS scenes developed today when Communists attempted to disrupt an A.L.P. meeting in Clissold Pde., Campsie…

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Reds Try to Wreck Meeting Police Called As Fights Develop Wild Scene at Campsie

Daily Mirror · Saturday 30 July 1949 · page 2

RIOTOUS scenes developed today when Communists attempted to disrupt an A.L.P. meeting in Clissold Pde., Campsie…

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Reds Try to Wreck Meeting Police Called As Fights Develop Wild Scene at Campsie

Daily Mirror · Saturday 30 July 1949 · page 2

RIOTOUS scenes developed today when Communists attempted to disrupt an A.L.P. meeting in Ciissold Pde., Camnsie…

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Reds Try to Wreck Meeting Police Called As Fights Develop Wild Scene at Campsie

Daily Mirror · Saturday 30 July 1949 · page 2

RIOTOUS scenes developed today when Communists attempted to disrupt an A.L.P. meeting in Clissold Pde., Campsie…

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Office Wrecked by Safeblowers

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 2 August 1949 · page 5

WOLLONGONG, Tuesday.-- The safe in the office of Wollongong Greyhound Racing Club at Wollongong…

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Reds out to wreck unions, says Menzies

The Sun · Thursday 4 August 1949 · page 13

GLADSTONE, Thursday. --No party in Australia could win an election, without a substantial number of trade…

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Diver Looks At Wreck Off Beach

Daily Mirror · Saturday 6 August 1949 · page 1

An inspection of wreckage from the iron clipper Hereward, which foundered off Maroubra Beach…

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Diver Looks At Wreck Off Beach

Daily Mirror · Saturday 6 August 1949 · page 1

An inspection of wreckage from the iron clipper Hereward, which foundered off Maroubra Beach…

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Diver Looks At Wreck Off Beach

Daily Mirror · Saturday 6 August 1949 · page 1

An inspection of wreckage from the iron clipper Hereward, which foundered off Maroubra Beach…

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Diver Looks At Wreck Off Beach

Daily Mirror · Saturday 6 August 1949 · page 1

An inspection of wreckage from iron clipper Hereward, which foundered off Maroubra Beach…

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Diver Looks At Wreck Off Beach

Daily Mirror · Saturday 6 August 1949 · page 1

An inspection of wreckage from the iron clipper Hereward, which foundered off Maroubra Beach…

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Gulliver's Travels Gulliver Is Washed Ashore on an Island of Giants. One Picks Him Up

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 7 August 1949 · page 4

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