Skeleton of Pilot in Wrecked Plane
DARWIN, —Investigating last week's report by a blacktracker, a search party has found the skeleton of a R.A.A.F. pilot in…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1947
79 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 1 of 4
Bush Trek By Ketch Survivors
MELBOURNE.—The three men who became marooned at Wilson's Promontory lighthouse after the ketch Sandra caught…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →480 Perish at Sea Greek Steamer Is Sunk By Mine; Thrilling Rescues
ATHENS, January 19— It is now believed that about 480 people lost their lives when the Greek steamer Chimarra struck a floating mine off the Greek coast in the early hours of today. About 200 were saved. Many…
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SHANGHAI, January 20—At least 400 Chinese arc believed to have been drowned when a small Yangtze River steamer collided…
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London, January 20.—The 15[?] Greek vessel Hetmara (previously referred to as Chimarra), which sand off the Greek coast on Sunday, carried [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wanganella May Be Total Wreck
Auckland, January 22.—It is fearer that the Huddart Packer liner, Wanganella, may become a total wreck the liner went aground on Barrett…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fallon Attacks "Red Wreckers" Workers Not To Be Misled
Brisbane, January 22.—Wage earners must refuse to be misled by mischievous individuals with no sense of regard for Australian working-class organisation…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Blown Off Course Schooner In Heavy Seas
Brisbane, January 23.—Cyclonic seas still sweep the Queensland coast. The auxiliary trading schooner Tagua, 250 tons, has reached the shelter of…
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SYDNEY.— Dutch army authorities refused newspaper reporters permission to watch the loading of the 11,000-ton Dutch…
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Nanking, January 27.—The wreckage of the Chinese National Aviation Corporation transport is reported to have been found in Szechwan province with all the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Refugees Bring Gold Bars Search of Passenger Steamer
Sydney, January 29.—Bars of gold about two inches long by 5/16 of an inch thick were found today by Customs searchers in the bags of some of the refugee passengers on the steamer "HWA L[?]en." The ship is believed to be "the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Earthquake Wrecks Republic of Salvador's Leading Port
San Salvador, January 29.—A combination earthquake and volcanic eruption which began on Sunday wrecked or damaged every building in the…
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MEW YORK, January 28—The China National Airways plane which was missing between Hankow and Chungking was sighted yesterday so badly wrecked that it is feared its 27 occupants have perished. Among the passengers were…
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NEW YORK, January 30.—A combination of an earthquake and a volcanic eruption, which began last Sunday, has wrecked or…
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London, January 31—Sixteen members of the crew and two passengers reported to have been drowned following a [?] on the steamer Samwater…
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HONGKONG, February 4.— At least 130 persons were burned to death and many are believed to have drowned as the…
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London, February 26. — The Greek steamer Zeiphycos of 4,796 tons ran ashore in a blizzard at Cullercoats in Northumberland. Rescuers got a…
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New York, February 26.— The U.S. Army Air Transport Command has announced that a four-motor C54 Army transport landed beside the wrecked…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Vandals Wreck Melb. Church
MELBOURNE—Vandals have practically wrecked the Balwyn Baptist Church. Believed to have been youths, for whom…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hundred And Fifty Drowned In Steamer Disaster
Nanking. March 10.—One hundred and fifty panic-stricken passengers and crew were drowned when they jumped from the Yangtze River steamer which caught…
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