Two Explosions Freezing Works Wrecked Foul Play Feared Adelaide
Believed to have been deliberate, two terrific explosions wrecked the large freezing works of Thomas Borthwick and Sons, at…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1939
115 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 1 of 6
Shock for Waterside Men Steamer Dalfram Moved Port Kembla
Residents at Port Kembla got the shock of their lives this morning when they saw the steamer, Dalfram, berthed at the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Steamer Dolfram's Movements. Shrouded in Mystery. SYDNEY
The steamer Dolfram is still at anchor at Five Islands off Port Kembla, and her next move seems to be shrouded in mystery. All those…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Evans Head Drowning Victim Part of Body Washed Ashore
At daybreak on Wednesday searchers recovered portion of the mutilated body of Aubrey Kenneth Biddle, aged 28, who was drowned on Tues…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Huge Fish Washed Ashore. Killed in Combat
A terrible wound in the body and other evidence that it had lost a desperate battle with some other sea monster was disclosed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fishing Boat Wrecked Gosford
Three gosford men, Mr. A. Hickey, solicitor, Mr. G. Nalder, of the Commonwealth Bank, and Mr. Deldrago, of the Union Bank, had narrow escapes…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tiger Moth Crashes Pilot Carried From Wreckage
John Sherwin, aged 27, was seriously injured on Wednesday when a Royal Victorian Aero Club Tiger Moth which he was piloting crashed…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Another Purge in Red Army Schools Alleged Wreckers and Spies
M. Beria, new Chief of the Ogpu (Soviet secret police) has ordered a thorough purge of the teaching staffs in the Red Army schools, according…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Belbowrie Ashore at Maroubra Steamer Now a Total Wreck Sydney
The coastal steamer Belbowrie, which, went ashore on the rocks at Green. Point, South Maroubra, last night, is now a total wreck…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Coastal Steamer. Becomes Total Wreck. Sydney
The coastal steamer Belbowarie is now a total wreck on the rocks at Green Point, South Maroubra. The vessel's back was broken just…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coastal Steamer Wrecked All Members of Crew Rescued
The wooden coastal steamer Belbowrie, with ten persons on board, went ashore near Maroubra Point at about 9.40 on Monday night…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Giant Devil Fish Washed Ashore Up Bellinger Way
A fish of most unusual proportions and shape, believed to be a member of the devil-fish (or eagle ray) species, was washed up on the beach…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Steamer Dalfram in Sydney Will Leave Again To-morrow. Sydney
The steamer Dalfram arrived from Port Kembla this morning, and was floated into Woodwich Dock for cleaning and painting…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hurricane Wrecks Barraba Heavy Damage — Eight Injured TAMWORTH
Eight persons were injured, houses were wrecked, and extensive damage was done to telegraph and telephone lines when a terrific windstorm struck Barraba. Severe damage was caused to the Barraba Hospital, where the operating theatre…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Another Air Catastrophe Imperial Airways Machine Wrecked
Three of the thirteen aboard the British Imperial Airways flying boat, Cavalier, lost their lives in a forced descent into the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Assault Charge Alleged Affray On Steamer NEWCASTLE
Resulting from an alleged affray on an interstate steamer on Nov. 29, William Ginn, 60, seaman, was charged at the Newcastle Sessions to-day with…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Five of Crew Missing. From Steamer Dalfraim. Sydney
Five members of the crew of the Dalfraim are said to have left the vessel at Port Kembla this morning and are still missing. The vessel is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hand Bomb Premature Explosion Plane Wrecked Death of Mr. E. J. BUCK
The premature explosion of a hand bomb caused a Tiger Moth plane to crash from a height of 900 feet at Orange on Monday afternoon, and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Plane Wrecked by Premature Explosion Death of Pilot Buck
The premature explosion of a hand bomb caused a Tiger Moth plane to crash from a height of 900 feet at Orange on Monday afternoon and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Steamer Dalfram Leaves Port Kembla Loading of Pig Iron Completed. Port Kembla
The steamer Dalfram left Port Kembla this morning, after having compreted the loading of pig iron for Japan, and is anchored in the stream…
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