Steamer Torpedoed Off N.S.W. CANBERRA
The small Allied steamer which was sunk by a Jap submarine off the N.S.W. coast was a coastal vessel…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Shipwrecks & the sea
Shipwrecks & the sea, 1943
23 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 1 of 2
A Dear "Schooner"
DUBBO, Thursday: Nicolas Theodore ox (21), an a[?]original, pleaded guilty when he came he came before the Dubbo police court, to a charge of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Violence in and From Air Our Planes Wreck Havoc on Jap Ships and Zeros This Afternoon
During violent air activity, by both Allied and enemy air forces in the south-west Pacific, Allied airmen have damaged an enemy cruiser and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Manly Steamer Hits Obstacle SYDNEY
The Manly steamer Curl Curl struck an obstacle in Sydney Harbor last night and stopped. The passengers were transhipped…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Phone Box Wrecked
An act of wanton destruction was Carried out last night at the King's Parade taxi stand when the public phone box was torn from its post and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Hotels Lose Rebate Sequel to Schooner Dispute
NEWCASTLE, Thursday: Breweries have penalised a Newcastle hotel keeper and three other hotel keepers at Wallsend for serving schooners of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Latest Communique. Jap S[?]vors Drift Ashore
To-day’s General Headquarters communique states:— North-western sector, Dutch New Gul[?] Kaukenan: One of our heavy…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Schooner Ban Trouble Likely in North
SYDNEY, Tuesday: Unless the ben on the sale of [?] before 4 p.m. is mo[?] their is a danger [?] mines losing work…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Enemy War Plants Wrecked Effect of Recent Attacks
LONDON, Wednesday: The Air Ministry released details today of the effects of last months air offensive against the enemy. Bomber…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wreckage Finders Must Report SYDNEY
The Deputy Director of Navigation, referring to the finding of much wreckage on the coast just north of Sydney, said that any…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Wreckage on Coast. Will be Salvaged. SYDNEY
Keen watch is being kept on the East Coast of Australia for wreckage drifting ashore from Allied ships, the [?] of which already has been…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →More Wreckage SYDNEY
More ship's wreckage has been washed up on the beach near Terrigal. It includes a large raft, flares mattresses and other…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Japs Capture Steamer Nanking
CANBERRA, Wenesday: The 7000 ton steamer Nanking which left Australia for India last year has disappeared is now repeated to have been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Progress in Sicilian Invasion Attackers Establish Inland Bridgehead Big Force of Allied Troops Ashore Many Prisoners Already Taken London
Canadian troops invading Sicily practically walked in behind a tremendous air and naval bombardment. They landed right on the south-east tip of the island and met very little determined resistance on the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wrecked Plane
Two salvage crews, with trucks and trailers, have ben busy this week on the wreck, of the 'plane which crashed in the Gulgong…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Italy "Stalling" for Negotiated Peace : Cleaning Up Fascist Wreckage Though Internal Trouble Continues German Squeeze in Sicily Russians Consolidate Orel Gains
The Italian situation is still bemused. There is not the slightest doubt that Fascism has been overthrown, but there is a denial of great demonstrations -- although photographs are published -- either of joy or in the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →What Invasion Means Getting Men and Supplies Ashore Second Front Requires Some Organisation
Britain and the United Nations have had to learn the technique of seaborne invasion only during the three years since France fell and the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →At Hostel, Too Public Telepone Wrecked
Because of the destruction wrought by vandals at the hostel, postal authorities have found it necessary to move the public…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →High Beer Tax Drinker Pays 5 1/2d a Schooner
Of 11d paid for a schooner of beer by a customer, 5 1/2d represents the excise duty, said the chairman of Toohey's Ltd. (Sir…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Portion of Bank Wrecked Remarkable Melb. Incident
MELBOURNE, Thursday: An ex-Collins Street, Melbourne, late this plosion in the Bank of New Zealand afternoon wrecked the interior of…
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