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Sydney · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1951

475 stories in Sydney's papers · page 10 of 24

Collision Wreckage

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 29 June 1951 · page 3

SPLINTERED wreckage of the guard's van strewn alongside the line after last night's…

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The Ethel Wreck

The World's News · Saturday 30 June 1951 · page 22

A CORRESPONDENT recently referred to the wreck of the barque Ethel lying in Marion Bay. There is a wrecked vessel there…

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Stowaways Hid 18 Days In Lifeboat

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 1 July 1951 · page 3

BRISBANE, Saturday —Two English youths, desperately anxious to sec Australia, arrived here to-night…

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Hid 18 days in lifeboat BRISBANE

The Sun · Sunday 1 July 1951 · page 5

TWO English stowaways who hid in a ship's lifeboat lived for 18 days on…

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Gay Parties A-Ship And Ashore

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 1 July 1951 · page 20

LIUET.-COMMANDER DENIS MILLS and LIEUT.-COMMANDER and MRS. HERBERT…

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Selfishness chief Marriage-Wrecker

Daily Mirror · Monday 2 July 1951 · page 2

Selfishness was the prime case of disharmony. in marriage, said Prossor J. L. Montrose today. If marriage Partners…

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Selfishness Chief Marriage - Wrecker

Daily Mirror · Monday 2 July 1951 · page 7

Selfishness was the prime cause of disharmony in marriage, said Professor J. L. Montrose today. If marriage partners…

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Selfishness Chief Marriage-wrecker

Daily Mirror · Monday 2 July 1951 · page 7

Selfishness was the prime cause of disharmony in marriage, said Professor J. L. Montrose today. If marriage partners…

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Selfishness Chief Marriage - Wrecker

Daily Mirror · Monday 2 July 1951 · page 7

Selfishness was the prime cause of disharmony in marriage, said Professor J. L. Montrose today. If marriage partners…

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Selfishness Chief Marriage-wrecker

Daily Mirror · Monday 2 July 1951 · page 7

Selfishness was the prime cause of disharmony in marriage, said Professor J. L. Montrose today. If marriage partners…

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Selfishness Chief Marriage -Wrecker

Daily Mirror · Monday 2 July 1951 · page 2

Selfishness was the prime cause of disharmony in marriage, said Professor J. L. Montrose today. If marriage partners…

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Selfishness Chief Marriage-wrecker

Daily Mirror · Monday 2 July 1951 · page 7

Selfishness was the prime cause of disharmony in marriage, said Professor J. L. Montrose today. If marriage partners…

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N.z. Steamer As Troopship

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 July 1951 · page 5

WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Mon. -- The inter-island steamer Wahine (4436 tans) is being converted in Wellington as a…

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Master Put Ashore

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 4 July 1951 · page 4

NEWCASTLE, Tues. -- The 6205 - tons freighter Rona diverted to Newcastle…

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Blast wrecks baby's room Escaped Glass

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 6 July 1951 · page 7

An explosion in North Ryde yesterday wrecked a room in which a baby was sleeping. The blast shattered…

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Ketch May Be Missing

Daily Mirror · Thursday 12 July 1951 · page 9

BRISBANE, Thursday. -- All shipping has been asked to look out for the Sydney - bound ketch…

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Ketch May Be Missing

Daily Mirror · Thursday 12 July 1951 · page 2

BRISBANE, Thursday. -- All shipping has been asked to look out for the Sydney - bound ketch…

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Blast Wrecks Jet Factory

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 July 1951 · page 3

NEW YORK, July 12 (A.A.P.).—A gas explosion to-day shattered the experimental wing of the 75-acre…

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Fishermen Rescue 11 From Floating Plane Wreckage Airliner Plunges Into Sea At Swansea; All Safe

Truth · Sunday 15 July 1951 · page 2

NEWCASTLE, Saturday.—Ten passengers and the pilot of a Butler Airways Avro-Anson plane were rescued by two fishermen soon after it plunged…

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Schooner Fails To Break Record

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 July 1951 · page 3

HONOLULU, July 15 (A.A.P.).—The schooner Morning Star which led throughout the Los Angeles…

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