One man was drowned and another died from a heart attack when the collier Minmi (1455 tons) struck the rocks off Cape Banks, on the northern side of the entrance to Botany Bay, late last night. ...
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Article : 130 wordsShortly before 4 a.m. the three men trapped on the Minmi—McGowan, Styles, and Lowden—were rescued. ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Fri 14 May 1937, Page 13
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