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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1952

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Plan to 'Wreck' Red Carnival

The Sun · Thursday 24 January 1952 · page 2

CANBERRA, Thursday. -- The Commonwealth Government proposes to wreck the…

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Hacksaws Used To Free Girl From Wreckage

Daily Mirror · Thursday 24 January 1952 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Thurs.--An injured girl lay moaning in pain as rescuers using hacksaws…

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Hacksaws Used To Free Girl From Wreckage

Daily Mirror · Thursday 24 January 1952 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Thurs. --An injured girl lay moaning in pain as rescuers using hacksaws…

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Hacksaws Used To Free Girl From Wreckage

Daily Mirror · Thursday 24 January 1952 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Thurs.--An injured girl lay moaning in pain as rescuers using hacksaws…

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Suva Wrecked by Hurricane

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 29 January 1952 · page 1

SUVA, Mon.--A hurricane wrecked hundreds of buildings in Suva today. The wind velocity at its peak was more than…

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Hurricane Lashes Suva: Vast Damage 150 mph Winds Wreck Houses

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 29 January 1952 · page 1

SUVA, Tues.--A large concrete block of shops and offices and hundreds of houses were reduced to crumbling ruins yesterday by a three-hour hurricane which mercilessly lashed the Fijian capital…

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In spite of Menzies’ wrecking threats Garnival is sure to be a success

Tribune · Wednesday 30 January 1952 · page 1

“Menzies is trying hard, but finds it difficult to find a sinister red plot in table tennis, swimming, athletics dancing, cricket, painting and music,” a worker from Randwick Tramway Workshops said to Tribune,…

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Boilers "Wrecked" by Rust No Relief From Blackouts By A Special Reporter

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 February 1952 · page 1

Engineers have reported to the Electricity Commission that Bunnerong's four biggest boilers are corroded so seriously they will have to be scrapped or rebuilt as soon as possible…

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Fire Wrecks Labour Party Office

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 February 1952 · page 4

Labour Party rooms at Waverley were burnt out when a fire gutted the top floor of a two-storey…

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Mansion to be wrecked

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 1 February 1952 · page 9

Demolition of one of Sydney's oldest mansions will begin next Monday. The mansion is Merioola, at the corner of…

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Fiji Hurricane Leaves Trail of Wreckage

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 February 1952 · page 1

Latest pictures of hurricane damage in Fiji. LEFT: All that remained of the residential section of the Fiji Club. RIGHT: Smashed buildings, cars, and trucks at the R.N.Z.A.F. base at Laucola Bay. In the background, with part of a wall blown out, is the seaplane hangar. (Story, Page 4)…

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'Stowaway' in Wrecked Ship

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 6 February 1952 · page 19

LONDON. -- A "stowaway" was found aboard the 4000 - ton Greek steamer Taxiarchis,…

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'Stowaway' in Wrecked Ship

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 6 February 1952 · page 19

LONDON. -- A "stowaway" was found aboard the 4000 - ton Greek steamer Taxiarchis…

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31 On Wrecked Airliner

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 18 February 1952 · page 3

LONDON, February 17 (A.A.P.).—The Air Ministry says that three people were seen waving to-day…

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Wreck of plane seen

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 18 February 1952 · page 2

LONDON, Sun.--The wreckage of a British charter plane with 31 persons on board has…

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Late News Phone: M2406 People Seen Near Wrecked Plane

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 18 February 1952 · page 16

LONDON, Sun.-- The Air Ministry reports that three people were seen waving yesterday near the wreckage of the British…

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34 Bodies In Wrecked British Airliner

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 February 1952 · page 3

LONDON, Feb. l8 (A.A.P.).—Search parties which to-day reached the wteckage of a British…

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Illness, Injuries Wreck Nsw Cyclists' Olympic Prospects

The Sun · Tuesday 19 February 1952 · page 24

ADELAIDE, Tuesday.--NSW chances of gaining Olympic cycling representation have been wrecked by a record crop of injuries and illness. Olympic hope John…

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34 Found in Plane Wreckage

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 19 February 1952 · page 2

LONDON, Mon.--A search party reports having found 34 bodies in the wreckage of a…

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3 Ships Wrecked By 60-Foot Waves 28 Die In U.S. Storm

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 19 February 1952 · page 1

NEW YORK, Tues. --A roaring Atlantic gale, whipping up it, 60 waves, is lashing…

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