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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1951

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Wrecked Crew's 5-day Struggle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 26 February 1951 · page 3

TOKYO, Feb. 25 (A.A.P.). —The crew of 33 of the Norwegian ship Florentine, which sank off Iwojima on February…

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Hostile "Fast" Bowling Turns Test Tide Lindwall And Miller Wreck England's Hopes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 27 February 1951 · page 10

MELBOURNE, Monday.—Australian fast bowlers Ray Lindwall and Keith Miller, in a splendidly sustained burst of hostile and accurate bowling in the closing stages of play in the fifth Test at Melbourne Cricket…

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Wrecked collier abandoned

The Sun · Tuesday 27 February 1951 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Tuesday,--Captain and remaining crew members today abandoned the…

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Man Pinned Half-Hour In Wreck

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 27 February 1951 · page 3

An unconscious man was pinned for more than half an hour in I the cabin of a 12-ton…

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Man Pinned Half-Hour In Wreck

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 27 February 1951 · page 3

An unconscious man was pinned for more than, half an hour in the cabin of a 12-ton…

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34 escape in plane wreck

The Sun · Wednesday 28 February 1951 · page 7

TULSA (Oklahoma), Tuesday. -- A Convair airliner with 29 passengers and a crew of five…

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Navy Tug to Look for Barge Wreck

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 28 February 1951 · page 11

DARWIN, Wednesday.-- A new attempt will he made to solve the mystery disappearance of the 100-ton motor barge, phoenix, eight months ago Darwin's naval tug will…

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Navy Tug to Look for Barge Wreck

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 28 February 1951 · page 11

DARWIN, Wednesday.-- A new attempt will be made lo solve the mystery disappearence of the 100-ton motor barge, Phoenix, eight months ago. Darwin's naval tug will…

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Navy Tug to Look for Barge Wreck

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 28 February 1951 · page 11

DARWIN, Wednesday.-- A new attempt will be made fo solve the mystery disappearance of the 100-ton motor barge, Phoenix, eight months ago. Darwin's naval tug will…

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Navy Tug to Lock for Barge Wreck

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 28 February 1951 · page 11

DARWIN, Wednesday.-- A new attempt will be to made solve the mystery disappearance of the 100-ton motor barge, phoenix, eight months ago. Darwin's naval tug will…

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Navy Tug to Look for Barge Wreck

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 28 February 1951 · page 11

DARWIN, Wednesday.-- A mew attempt will be made to solve the mystery disappearance of the 100-ton motor barge, Phoenix, eight months ago. Darwin's naval tug will…

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Souvenir Hunters on Wrecked Ship

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 1 March 1951 · page 9

ADELAIDE, Wed.--Souvenir hunters today swarmed over the abandoned freighter Corio off Cape Banks, South Australia…

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Late News Radio-guided Lifeboat

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 2 March 1951 · page 1

DAYTON (Ohio), March 1 (A.A.P.).—American sea rescue aircraft will be equipped early next year…

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Phantom Gangster Govt. "Could Wreck America"

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 2 March 1951 · page 3

WASHINGTON, March 1 (A.A.P.).—America was warned to-day of a "phantom government" of…

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Wrecked Corio for Sale

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 2 March 1951 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Thursday.—The wreck of the freighter Corio is now for sale. Offers have been called by the…

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Crimes Acts one purpose: Weapon to beat wreckers

The Sun · Friday 2 March 1951 · page 11

Unless waterside workers lift the overtime,ban by Monday, the Government will invoke the Crimes Act. There are two schools of political thought on the…

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He's got plans for the Navy Submarine Lifeboat Lottery Plan (Chief Sec. says "No")

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 4 March 1951 · page 5

A Sydney crane driver has asked permission to conduct a £100,000 art union fro raise £50,000 to build a "submarine lifeboat." Chief Secretary…

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Wreckage From Boat

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 5 March 1951 · page 9

WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Sun.—Wreckage found on a beach in the south of Hawkes Bay may give a…

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Terrific Explosion Wrecks Annandale Factory

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 March 1951 · page 3

A TERRIFIC explosion wrecked Leslie Buckwell's furniture factory in Susan Street, Annandale, last…

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Mystery blast wrecks factory

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 8 March 1951 · page 1

A mysterious explosion and fire last night wrecked an Annandale…

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