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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1949

489 stories in Sydney's papers · page 6 of 25

Shipwreck, Murder, Cannibalism Scored Tale of Madcap Adventure

Daily Mirror · Thursday 24 March 1949 · page 17

IN the year 1872 German colonists were gathering fortunes in the process of making north-eastern New Guinea a German colony, and far-sighted Australians were getting nowhere in their efforts to have what was left-Papua and eastern New Guinea-annexed to…

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Shipwreck, Murder, Cannibalism Scored Tale of Madcap Adventure

Daily Mirror · Thursday 24 March 1949 · page 17

IN the year 1872 German colonists were gathering fortunes in the process of making north-eastern New Guinea a German colony, and far-sighted Australians were getting nowhere in their efforts to have what was left-Papua and eastern New Guinea-annexed to…

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Shipwreck, Murder, Cannibalism Scored Tale of Madcap Adventure

Daily Mirror · Thursday 24 March 1949 · page 17

IN the year 1872 German colonists were gathering fortunes in the process of making north-eastern New Guinea a German colony, and far-sighted Australians were getting nowhere in their efforts to have what was left-Papua and eastern New Guinea-annexed to…

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Phone Wrecker at It Again

Daily Mirror · Thursday 24 March 1949 · page 4

A crank, who has a grudge against- telephones, is again at work in the Bondi district. ABOUT 12 months ago, working mostly at night, the…

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Shipwreck, Murder, Cannibalism Scored Tale of Madcap Adventure

Daily Mirror · Thursday 24 March 1949 · page 17

IN the year 1872 German colonists were gathering fortunes in the process of making north-eastern New Guinea, a German colony, and far-sighted Australians .were getting nowhere in their efforts to have what was left-Papua and eastern New Guinea-annexed to…

Continued on Trove, page 17 →

Shipwreck, Murder, Cannibalism Scored Tale of Madcap Adventure

Daily Mirror · Thursday 24 March 1949 · page 17

IN the year 1872 German colonists were gathering fortunes in the process of making north-eastern New Guinea a German colony, and far-sighted Australians were getting nowhere in their efforts to have what was left-Papua and eastern New Guinea-annexed to…

Continued on Trove, page 17 →

Shipwreck, Murder, Cannibalism Scored Tale of Madcap Adventure

Daily Mirror · Thursday 24 March 1949 · page 17

IN the year 1872 German colonists were gathering fortunes in the process of making north-eastern New Guinea a German colony, and far-sighted Australians were getting nowhere in their efforts to have what was left-Papua and eastern New Guinea-annexed to…

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Phone Wrecker at It Again

Daily Mirror · Thursday 24 March 1949 · page 4

A crank, who has a grudge against telephones, is again at work in the Bondi district. ABOUT 12 months ago, working mostly at night the…

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Gemetry Trust Plans Emergency Meeting Sequel to Jewish Grave Wreckings

The Sydney Jewish News · Friday 25 March 1949 · page 1

Members of the Jewish Cemetery Trust are planning an early meeting to disucss damage caused to graves in the Jewish section…

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Unions Wreck Strikes Plan

Truth · Sunday 27 March 1949 · page 2

Communist Party plans to halt industry tomorrow in protest over the summonsing of the Party secretary, Mr. L. L. Sharkey, have been wrecked by the abrupt refusal of major…

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Racing Craft Rescues Four From Launch Wreck

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 March 1949 · page 4

BRISBANE, Sunday. —Four men clung to a capsized dinghy in Moreton Bay for an hour…

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Drowned stock and wreckage left by flood

The Sun · Monday 28 March 1949 · page 5

BRISBANE, Monday.--Floodwaters in Western Queensland have begun to recede, leaving behind a trail of drowned stock, broken fences and washed-out roads…

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Wreckage Of UNO Plane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 29 March 1949 · page 3

LONDON, March 28 (A.A.P.).—Melting snow to-day disclosed two burned bodies and the wreckage of an…

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Damage to Pilot Steamer

Daily Mirror · Thursday 31 March 1949 · page 1

The pilot steamer Captain Cook was rammed and damaged shortly after transferring a pilot near…

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Damage to Pilot Steamer

Daily Mirror · Thursday 31 March 1949 · page 13

The pilot hip Captain Cook and the 3000-ton cargo ship Mangola collided in darkness at Sydney…

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Damage to Pilot Steamer

Daily Mirror · Thursday 31 March 1949 · page 13

The pilot ship Captain Cook and the 3000-ton cargo ship Mangola collided in darkness at Sydney…

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Damage to Pilot Steamer

Daily Mirror · Thursday 31 March 1949 · page 13

The pilot ship Captain Cook and the 3000-ton cargo ship Mangola. collided in darkness at Sydney…

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Will Cross Pacific Ketch's Race Preliminary

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 3 April 1949 · page 4

The 58ft Victorian ketch Kurrewa III will leave Melbourne soon to compete in the longest ocean yacht race in the world—…

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Wrecked ships, some dating back to the early Spanish and Dutch navigators hold the secret of Treasure Round the Coast

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 3 April 1949 · page 5

THIRTY-THREE ships were destroyed around the Australian coast during the Second World War. Some of…

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Bombo Foundered After Cargo Moved Survivor Tells Story At Inquest Attempts to Launch Boat

Daily Mirror · Thursday 7 April 1949 · page 3

BULLI, Thursday. -- The Bombo, which foundered off Wollongong on February 22 with the loss of 12 members of the crew, listed heavily in bio seas after her cargo of…

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