Italian 'Planes Bomb Steamer BARCELONA, Aug. 19
Five Italian Savoia 'planes bombed the British steamer Stanthorpe to-day at Vallcarco. There were no…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1938
140 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 6 of 7
Three Killed : Fifty Injured in Subway Wreck New York, August 22
Three were killed and 50 injured when a subway train crashed into the rear of another to-day. An explosion and fire followed the collision. Rescuers were obliged to use blowtorches to reach the trapped passengers…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Airliner Wrecked In Queensland Two Killed Outright. Three Others Die Later Brisbane
Diving into a canefield after the pilot had accelerated sharply to avoid a tractor on the Bundoo aerodrome, Innisfail, to-day, a big airliner, heavily laden with passengers, was wrecked. Two passengers were killed outright, and three others died…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Drunken Nazi Mob Wrecks Jewish Churches Warsaw, August 30
Smashing into buildings with axes and crowbars, fifty yelling Nazi hooligans, intoxicated, and clad in uniform, blazed a trail of destruction through Jewish institutions…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Airliner Wrecked in Queensland. Two Killed Outright Three Others Die Later
Diving into a canefield after the pilot had accelerated sharply to avoid a tractor on the Bundoo aerodrome, Innisfail, on Monday last, a big…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Ten Killed when Air force plane crashes Nose-dived on Houses Flames and Wreckage injure 25 LONDON,september 4
In an extraordinary accident at Edmoton today, an R.A.F. plane crashed in a residential area, killing the pilot and nine other persons, injuring 20, and partially demolishing…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Pilot Injured Speedboat Wrecked DETROIT, Sept. 5
The new £15,000 speedboat, Notre Dame, "built for Mr. Herbert Mendelson, to defend the gold cup championship, struck a submerged log on the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Storm Damage Forest Camp Wrecked GRAFTON
A forestry camp in the Coramba district was wrecked and men's lives were endangered by falling trees when a windstorm struck Star Creek…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Wrecked School Parents Offer to Rebuild GRAFTON
The school at Upper Copmanhurst has been demolished by the order of the Education Department, but the parents of children who formerly…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Germans and Czechs of Jewish Descent Permitted to Come Ashore at Sydney. Sydney
Twenty-eight Germans and Czechs of Jewish descent, who were not allowed to land from the Nieuw Holland at Brisbane, were permitted to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Jump to Safety Wrecked Bomber Crew Another Missing London
Although crows of five apiece parachuted to safety when a magnetic storm caused the crash of two Air Force bombing planes…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Lively Night at Rothbury Four Heavy Explosions. Attempt to Wreck Branch Line
A search by police, following four heavy explosions at Rothbury on Wednesday night, revealed that a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wreckage Found Missing German Barque BERLIN, October 9
Wreckage from the four-masted barque, Admiral Karpfanger (formerly L'Avenir), which disappeared last March with a cargo of 3300 tons of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mystery Note On Wrecked 'Plane LONDON, Oct. 19
A mystery note, reading: "what will happen to this 'plane in a few minutes?" was found beside the wreck-age of one of the two Air Force…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Home Wrecked With Dynamite BRISBANE
At Ipswich this morning an explosion wrecked the rear portion of the home of John Nagle, an ex-sergeant of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mystery Note on Wrecked 'Plane Mid-air Collision
A mystery note, reading, "What will happen to this plane in a few minutes?" was found beside the wreckage of one of the two Air…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Eighteen Die When Plane Hits Mountain Blazing Wreck Australia's Worst Air Disaster Well-known Victims Melbourne
Later details of the shocking air disaster, which was briefly reported yesterday afternoon, reveal that 18 persons lost their lives, including such well-known public men as Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Inquiry Into Wrecked Kyeema a Witness's Evidence. Melbourne, Monday
When the Air Accidents Investigation Committee to-day resumed the inquiry into the Kyeema disaster, Arthur Hender, truck driver, said…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Influx of Jews Causes Uneasiness in Shipping & Trade Union Circles German Steamer Bringing Jewish Migrants in December. Position To Be Considered By A.C.T.U. SYDNEY
The cable message received in Sydney last night that the German liner, "Berlin," will leave Bremen on December 19 for Australia, carrying only Jewish migrants, has caused considerable concern in shipping circles in view of the official warning issued recently…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →German Steamer Wrecked by Explosion Theory of Sabotage
The German steamer Vancouver (8269 tons) was wrecked at Oakland by an explosion, which the master. Captain W. Moessinger, said might…
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