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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1954

506 stories in Sydney's papers · page 13 of 26

Drink As Wrecker of Homes

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 1 June 1954 · page 5

In five of seven divorce suits he had disposed of in two days, alcohol was the cause of the wrecked…

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Bodies Recovered From Plane Wreck

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 1 June 1954 · page 15

RIO DE JANEIRO, Tues. (A.P., B.U.P.). --The charred bodies of 18 Brazilians have been found in the wreckage of an airliner which crashed in mountains north of Brazil…

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[?]p And Ashore

The Sun-Herald · Sunday 6 June 1954 · page 43

[?] the R.A.N. Torpedo [?]S. TURNER (left) and [?] of Rear-Admiral and [?]ll party on board the…

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Young Authors' Section SHIPWRECKED!

Catholic Weekly · Thursday 10 June 1954 · page 8

I LAY very quietly on the beach, my head was aching and dizzy and my clothes were dripping water. Then came remembrance—of the sinking ship, the jump into the sea, of the oil drum which…

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Ship Foundered Crew's ordeal

The Sun · Tuesday 15 June 1954 · page 19

The small inter-island ship Nukalau, which foundered 220 miles off Coff's Harbor on Sunday, developed a structural leak and sank within six…

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Steamer refloated

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 16 June 1954 · page 22

ADELAIDE, Wed.--Forced aground by gale force winds almost beneath the Jervois Bridge…

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Steamer refloated

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 16 June 1954 · page 22

ADELAIDE, Wed. -- Forced aground by gale force winds almost beneath the Jervois Bridge…

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Steamer refloated

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 16 June 1954 · page 22

ADELAIDE, Wed.-- Forced aground by gale force winds almost beneath the Jervois Bridge…

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Steamer refloated

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 16 June 1954 · page 22

ADELAIDE, Wed. -- Forced aground by gale force winds almost beneath the Jervois Bridge…

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Steamer refloated

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 16 June 1954 · page 22

ADELAIDE, Wed.--Forced aground by gale force winds almost beneath the Jervois Bridge…

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Steamer Drifting

Daily Mirror · Friday 18 June 1954 · page 12

The steamer Ardross is reported to be drifting helplessly in heavy seas 180 miles north of…

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Steamer Drifting

Daily Mirror · Friday 18 June 1954 · page 12

The steamer Ardross is reported to be drifting helplessly in heavy seas 180 miles north of…

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Two drowned in NZ wreck

The Sun · Friday 18 June 1954 · page 3

AUCKLAND, Friday. -- Two men lost their lives when a trawler piled up on the rocks at…

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Five Aboard Disabled Ketch At Sea

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 19 June 1954 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Friday. —Five men are stranded on a disabled 30ft ketch half way across Bass Strait…

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Tugaids Drifting Steamer

Daily Mirror · Saturday 19 June 1954 · page 3

A Sydney tug will take advantage of a calmer sea today to try to get a towline aboard the…

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Tugaids Drifting Steamer

Daily Mirror · Saturday 19 June 1954 · page 3

A Sydney tug will take advantage of a calmer a today to try to get a owline aboard the…

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Tugaids Drifting Steamer

Daily Mirror · Saturday 19 June 1954 · page 3

A Sydney tug will take advantage of a calmer sea today to try to get a towline aboard the…

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Tug Aids Drifting Steamer

Daily Mirror · Saturday 19 June 1954 · page 3

A Sydney tug will take advantage of a calmer sea today to try to get a towline aboard the…

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Tug Aids Drifting Steamer

Daily Mirror · Saturday 19 June 1954 · page 3

A Sydney tug will take advantage of a calmer sea today to try to get a towline aboard the…

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Tug Aids Drifting Steamer

Daily Mirror · Saturday 19 June 1954 · page 3

A Sydney tug will take advantage of a calmer sea today to try to get a towline aboard the…

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