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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1945

44 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 2 of 3

"The Wreck of Destiny" Chapter 14

National Advocate · Wednesday 24 January 1945 · page 4

After the funeral Vanda returned to her aunt in town whilst Stephen remained on at Lost Lands to help his son in the setting up of…

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"The Wreck of Destiny"

National Advocate · Thursday 25 January 1945 · page 4

"Oh, Evelyn, Evelyn," she said between laughing and crying. "How stupid you have been. What a lot of trouble you might have been…

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New Landing in Philippines Americans Ashore Near Bataan New York, Wed

National Advocate · Thursday 1 February 1945 · page 1

Forces of another American Army—the 8th—have made a new landing in the Philippines, above Bataan Peninsula. They came ashore due west of where the vanguard ci the Sixth Army is…

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Pilot Rescued From Wrecked Plane Crash Near Muswellbrook

National Advocate · Monday 19 February 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sunday: A Dutch woman was dragged out alive from be plane which burst into frames after ceasing at Muswellbrook last night. The [?]…

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Missing Ketch Found No Trace of Crew

National Advocate · Tuesday 27 March 1945 · page 1

CAIRNS, Monday: The ketch, Priscilla, which was long overdue and for which two naval boats searched without results, was found today by a…

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Wreckage In Philippines

The Lyndhurst Shire Chronicle · Wednesday 11 April 1945 · page 1

Wreckage led by the Japanese at Olongapo in the Philippines— U.S. Office of War Information…

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Artful Dodger Gaoled False Story of Shipwreck

National Advocate · Tuesday 24 April 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: Described as a running schemer, a malingerer and an imposter, Bernard Hudson Matheson (20) laborer, was sentenced to three…

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Wrecked Plane Found

National Advocate · Tuesday 8 May 1945 · page 4

SYDNEY, Monday: It was reported from Mittagong that parts of a wrecked plane have been found in rough country on the property of Mr…

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Launch Wrecked Five Doctors Missing One Survivor Picked Up SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 17 May 1945 · page 1

Late yesterday a collier was parsing the entrance to the Hawkesbury River when faint cries were heard from the sea…

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London Evacuees to Return Home Half Million Involved 168,000 Houses Wrecked in Blitz

National Advocate · Thursday 17 May 1945 · page 2

LONDON, Wednesday: Today Britain's Minister for Health Sent this telegram: "Operate London Return Plan," It was received in the…

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Nagoya Burns After Big Raid Quarter of City Wrecked by Superforts New Yok

National Advocate · Friday 18 May 1945 · page 1

The big Japanese steel centre of Nagoya, a quarter of which is already in ruins, is today blazing for the second time in four days following another heavy blew by American Superfortresses…

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Wrecked Launch Found Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 21 May 1945 · page 1

Wreckage of a launch, which may be part of the Robin May, was found to-day on Lion Island in Broken Bay The Robin Hay was the launch in…

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Theft from Steamer

National Advocate · Tuesday 5 June 1945 · page 4

SYDNEY, Monday: American clothing materials which disappeared from Che steamer betwe[?] Sydney and Melbourne have not yet been traced…

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Cyclone Still Racing Search Continues for Missing Men From Wrecked Ship

National Advocate · Wednesday 13 June 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY. Tuesday: With heavy seas still surging, the coastal freighter Coweambah which was driven ashore on the southwest rocks near Kempsey…

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BALAKPAPAN 7th Division Ashore CANBERRA

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 2 July 1945 · page 1

It was officially announced to-day that tho Australian 7th Division has effected several landings at Balak-Papan, the…

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Warships Shell Japan Big Steelworks Wrecked No Resistance Offered by Enemy

National Advocate · Monday 16 July 1945 · page 1

LONDON, Sunday: There of America's mightiest battleships 15,000 ton ners took part in the bornbardment today of the port of Muroran on Hakkaid…

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New Puket Landing Japs Say Second Force Ashore

National Advocate · Monday 30 July 1945 · page 1

LONDON, Sunday A second Allied landing has been made on Puke Island near the Malayaan coast according to Tokio radio…

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Japan's Surrender Major Landing To-day Allied Fleet in Tokio Bay Thousands of Troops to Go Ashore New York

National Advocate · Thursday 30 August 1945 · page 1

Preparations are complete for major landings in Japan tomorrow. A late message from Tokio states that 3000 Japanese marines, armed with baseball bats, are guarding…

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New Buoyant Material Has Great Possibilities Tanks Went Ashore With Guns Blazing

The Lyndhurst Shire Chronicle · Thursday 4 October 1945 · page 1

Flotofoam, a revoultionary, new buoy ant material which made it possible in the Pacific theatre for heavily armed tanks to be unloaded a mile at sea and go ashore…

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Three Believed Killed Boat Wrecked in Port Phillip Melbourne

National Advocate · Wednesday 10 October 1945 · page 1

When a 60 foot boat was wrecked in the entrance to Port Phillip Bay this morning, three of four men aboard are believed to have been…

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