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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1941

15 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers

Vandalism Shops' Signs Wrecked

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 1 January 1941 · page 3

At least eight Auburn Street business firms had their electric awning signs wantonly damaged by a New Year…

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Plane Wreck Settlers' Discovery

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 23 January 1941 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Thursday: The wreckage of a large aeroplane and the bodies of four then in R.A.A.F. flying suits were…

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Daring Raid Made by French Italian Base Wrecked British Forces Gathering for Derna Assault

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 29 January 1941 · page 4

LONDON, Tuesday (A.A.P.): Free French forces operating from Chad dashed 300 miles across the desert and daringly raided the Italian air base at Murzuk, which the Italians were using to watch Free French movements in…

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R.A.F. Plane Crashes Near Moss Vale Pilot Found Near Wreckage

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 12 February 1941 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Missing since 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon, a single engined R.A.A.F. plane was sighted…

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Dutch Steamer Sunk

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 20 March 1941 · page 5

NEW YORK, Wednesday (A.A.P.): A broadcast from Tokyo was heard here to-day, which gave a press report that the, Netherlands East Indies…

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King and Queen Visit Wrecked Areas

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 20 March 1941 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday (A.A.P.): Their Majesties spent to-day touring the bombed areas in South Wales including Swansea and Cardiff…

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Windsors' Yacht Runs Ashore

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 4 April 1941 · page 5

NASSAU (Bahamas), Thursday (A.A.P.): The yacht Rene, with the Duke and Duchess of Windsor on hoard, is reported to be aground off…

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"Let's Wreck 'Em" And They Did

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 30 April 1941 · page 3

LONDON, Tuesday (A.A.P.): A dramatic story lies behind to-day's R.A.F. Middle East Communique in bald reference…

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U.s. Steamer Sunk by Submarine

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 10 June 1941 · page 5

WASHINGTON, Monday (A.A.P.): A Brazilian steamship picked up survivors from the United States freighter Robin Moor, on route to…

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Wheat Stabilisation Scheme Some Trying To Wreck Government Plan: Minister's Warning Legitimate Growers Will Not Be Interfered with

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 10 July 1941 · page 3

"The time has come when all wheatgrowers who have the true interests of the industry at heart must combine to prevent certain people from smashing the stabilization plan. There are people who are…

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Published by Special Arrangement South From Mayfair a Highly Original Story of Espionage and Love Copyright a Ship's Lifeboat

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 11 September 1941 · page 3

She waited until he was within thirty yards of the boat, then she scrambled off the rocks, ran after him as hard as she could go. He…

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Winkler Still in the Box Did Not Try To Wreck Government

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 16 October 1941 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday: Joseph Winkler was again the principal witness at yesterday's hearing of the Royal Commission inquiring into secret funds. He denied that he had given documents to the present Prime Minister (Mr…

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Fishing Notes and News Shipwrecked and Marooned Rescued in Dark

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 23 October 1941 · page 2

What could have been a serious accident, but happily ended up a good joke on the unfortunate victims occurred to Messrs. R. S…

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Cycle Wrecked

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 13 November 1941 · page 5

When John William Jackson, of Cowper Street, started his motor lorry In Auburn Street this morning It. moved forward and smashed It…

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Churches Unite Over the Wreckage of 3,000 Places of Worship

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 20 November 1941 · page 6

Movements of Britain’s population will be taken into account before decisions are finally made to build again the churches bombed by Nazi…

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