French Fascist Offices Wrecked London, July 15
A report from Rome suites that a bomb at night wrecked the offices of the Party Populaire Francaise (Fascist Party) at St. Blarritz and damaged…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1942
46 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 2 of 3
Ben Bowyang— Toe-tal Wreck!
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Continued on Trove, page 2 →Stop Press Mine Washed Ashore
ADELAIDE. — Washed up on a sandy bench about 11 miles south of Robe, a seven-pointed German mine in a rusty but still lethal condition,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Earth Tremors Leave Wreckage In N.Z. AUCKLAND, August 4
With huge buildings cracked almost in two and carrying parapets from 50 to 100 tons swaying ominously across the narrow canyou like streets in Wellington…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wreckers Defied
RECENTLY wreckers appearetly removed all traces of what were early day homes in Crystal Street, hut nature has won through…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Camel Team and Steamer Transport Petrol Restictions Revive Former Modes of Transport
The bends of the Darling River will reverberate to the [?] of steamers paddle wheel when a ship which will leave Morgan on Monday steams to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Preparing Bridge for Steamer
On Wednesday afternoon trial raising of the bridge was made in preparation for the coming of the steamer "Renmark" which is expected at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Menindee News Bridge Opened for Steamer
The steamer Renmark and a log left Wentworth on Friday for Menindee and Wilcannia. The vessels will of co[?] have to go under the bridge at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →River Steamer at Menindee After 7 Years
FOR the first time for seven years a river steamer tied up at Menindee, on the River Darling, yesterday. It was bound for Wilcannia and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Steamer Passes Menindee
The River Murray steamer Reamark passed through Menindee on Wednesday and is now on its way to Wilcannia with a carge for Knox and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Steamer Renmark Arrives at Menindee
The Murray River Shipping Company's steamer Renmark arrived at Menindee on Wednesday and it was a real event in the township. Its…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Steamer Not Certain to Reach Wilcannia River Falling Rapidly
With the river falling rapidly and no further additional waters coming in from the tributaries, it is being [?] that it may be impracticable for the [?] "Renmark" and berge "Eko" to reach Wilcannia…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Salvage Obtained From Wrecked 10,000-Ton U.s. Freighter
From barges and lighters constantly pounded by heavy and at times mo[?]tainous seas and at the risk of explosion and fire from petrol. an A.I.F…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Steamer At Wilcannia
The steamer Renmark arrived at Wilcannia on Saturday at 3 p.m. and unloading and loading operations are nearing completion. It is expected that the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wrecked Kitty Hawk Located Somewhere in Australia. September 6
The wreckage of a Kitty Hawk that had lain in the bush for more than six months since it was shot down by Japanese in the first raid on Darwin was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miners Repair Homes Three Mines Idle Wreckage Litters Sydney Harbor SYDNEY. September 16
So as to effect repairs to their homes, which were damaged In a heavy gak but night, 450 miners at the John Daring colliery on the Northern New South…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →High Wind Wrecks Street Globes
The high wind on Tuesday and yesterday caused considerable damage in electric light globes in city streets. Between 25 and 30 will have to be…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Russians Recapture Streets In Wrecked City LONDON, September 20
The mid-day Russian communique records the recapture of several more streets in Stalingrad and successful engagements in the regions of Mosdok…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →8 Killed. Six Cottages Wrecked by Plane
LONDON, October 7.—Eight people were killed and six cottages were wrecked when a British plane crashed into the middle of Somersham village…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Worry Wrecked Her Nerves a Tired-out Colorless Girl
"I have a responsible position where I am employed, and business worries made my nerves a wreck," states Miss N.S., of Thornbury, Melbourne. "I got…
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