Arms In U.S. Steamer Seized Sequel to Shooting of Det-Sgt. Wilson
Sydney, May 30.—The shooting of Detective-Sergeant Wilson at Darlinghurst police station on Tuesday night and the subsequent arrest of one of the crew of…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1946
47 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 2 of 3
Steamer Katoomba Sold in London
SYDNEY.—The former interstate, passenger ship Katoomba has been sold to a Landon-buyer. The Katoomba, which is at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"Morally A Rotten Wreck" Mussolini's Daughter Sues For Libel
London, June 23.—Mussolini's daughter Edda Ciano has brought an action for libel against the editor of the Swiss weekly newspaper "Die Nation." says…
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DARWIN.—The Katoomba— "Katie" to thousands of troops who travelled in her while she was a troopship—will be lost to the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Rough Trip for Steamer
PERTH-After nine days' buffeting in the Bight, the steamer Samite berthed undamaged at, Albany, but. one of eight…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Australians Seize Gold, Pearls and Drugs in Steamer
MELBOURNE.—Thousands of pounds worth of gold, pearls, and drugs were seized by Australian troops, who boarded a moving ship at Onomichi, Japan, in a midnight raid…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Explosion Wrecks Hamburger Stall
SYDNEY.—Believed to have been caused by gas escaping from a gas ring, a violent explosion wrecked a hamburger stall in…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →American Freighter That Foundered "Making Good Progress"
London, August 6.—The American freighter "American Farmer," which was taken in tow after an expected founder in the Atlantic, is making good…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Shortage of Food on U.s. Steamer
SYDNEY.—Only three meals for a crew of 38 were left on the American steamer Stephen Eurdek when she reached Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Survivors In Wrecked Plane
OTTAWA, September 20.—A search plane has found the wreckage of the missing Belgian airliner in hilly lake country 22…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fisherman Drifts On Tin; Launch Wrecked
SYDNEY.—Zino Papoulkas, 35, a Greek fisherman, of Bourke Street, Darlinghurst, drifted a mile to shore on a kerosene tin when his 27ft. launch was wrecked near Ettalong…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Grim Tragedy at Sea Vessel Wrecked Near Noumea; 1 Survivor Found
SYDNEY.—A grim tragedy of the sea was revealed today when the 45 feet auxiliary cruiser Scotia was found wrecked on an island in New Caledonia. There was one survivor. The cruiser had been missing at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Starving Man Rescued On Island Three Mates Dead—Pitiful Story of Wrecked Ketch
Sydney, October 25.—With only one of her crew of four still alive the 45ft. ketch Nova was wrecked on the Isle of Pines. New Caledonia, on October 7…
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SYDNEY.—Police have asked the gendarmerie in Noumea to take a statement from James L. Cush, survivor of wrecked Nova…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Survivor's Diary Tragedy Of Ketch Nova
Noumea (New Caledonia), October 27.—The story of the [?]32-day nightmare voyage of the launch Nova from the Australian coast to New Caledonia [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sole Survivor's Terrible Ordeal Ketch Blown Across Pacific
Noumea. New Caledonia, October 28 —James Cush, 36. sole survivor of the tragic voyage of the ketch Novs, sale today that a dying request from Frans…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sea Tragedy Investigation Deaths Of Ketch's Crew
Sydney, October 29.—Detectives in N.S.W. and Queensland started a thorough investigation of the circumstances which led to the sea tragedy aboard the ketch Nova. Three men perished aboard Nova from the time it…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Ketch Survivor Suffers Relapse
Noumea, October 31.—New Caledonia doctors have instructed that James Cush, the sole survivor of the crew of four in the ketch Nova, is to have no…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →They Save Eleven Lives Every Week Britain's Royal National Lifeboat Institution
A £1,000,000 program has been begun by Britain's Royal National Lifeboat Institution which seeks to provide 29 news and improved lifeboats. This will…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Pilot Steamer To The Rescue
SYDNEY—A man and two youths were rescued by the pilot steamer, Captain Cook, yesterday, when their…
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