Bridge Wreckage May Be Salvaged
A representative of a Newcastle bridge construction firm was in Singleton to-day on an inspection of the wreckage of the Maison Dieu, Long…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1941
71 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 1 of 4
Trench Steamer Sails Without Navicert (AAP Service)BUENOS AIRES Jan 10
The French steamer Mendoze has sailed from Montevideo to Marseilles without navicert. The captain told the American…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Kiel Canal Blocked With Wrecked Bridge (A.A.P. Service) LONDON. Jan. 15
The Kiel Canal, the 61-mile German waterway that connects the North Sea the Baltic, is completely blocked as a result [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Life Light for Shipwrecked Floating Torch Throws Out Beam for 15 Hours
Seamen all over the world realise the value, in an emergency, of a lifesaving jacket. Now, as a further aid to rescue work at night, a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Churches Wrecked
Thirty-two of London's churches have been destroyed or made unusable as the result of air raids. Forty-seven have been seriously damaged…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mine Ashore in N.Z. Wellington (N.z.)
A mine has been washed ashore in Hurald Gulf, Auckland. Fishermen have been warned by naval authorities to keep a look-out for others…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Nazi Bombing Raids Resumed Victims Buried Under Wreckage (A.A.P. Service) LONDON, Jan. 30
A number of people, some believed to be children, are still buried under the wreckage of houses in an East Anglian town, which was bombed last night. German raiders broke a lull in night raids that had lasted 10 days…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Greek Success Italian Steamer Torpedoed (A.A.P. Service.) LONDON, Feb. 2
It is officially stated in Athens that the Greek submarine Papanicoils torpedoed and sank a 10,000 ton Italian steamer off Brindist…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Australian’s Plane Wrecked In Canada (A.A.P. Service.) OTTAWA, Feb. 6
Members of the Royal Canadian Air Force at Camp Borden discovered a wrecked plane on the ice of the Nottaw[?]ga River…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Homes Wrecked in London Night Raid Bombs Dropped In Workers’ Area Three Sisters Trapped In Bedroom(AUSTRALIAN Associated Press) London. Feb. 14
Rescue squads were stilt searching the debris this morning people trapped in last night’s bombing raid in a London district, when at least one bomb fell on a crowded workers before the alert. A man described it as rushing…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Air Accidents Don’t Interfere With Wreckage
An urgent appeal to members of the public not to interfere with the wreckage of aircraft involved in accidents was made to-day by the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hurricane’s Shocking Trail of Wreckage Enormous Losses Reported (Australian Associated Press) London. Feb. 19
A Madrid message states that the damage at Santander now is estimated at over £6,000,000 sterling. Further reports show that the hurricane killed hundreds of livestock throughout Spain, wrecked 200 houses at Sestao in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Interference with Wreckage of R.a.a.f. Aircraft
An urgent appeal to members of the public not to interfere with the wreckage of aircraft involved in accidents was made to-day by the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Interference with Wreckage of R. A. A. F. Aircraft
An urgent appeal to members of the public not to interfere with the wreci[?] age of aircraft involved in accidents was made by the Department of Air…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fatal Fall on Steamer Newcastle
A. seaman named Kho[?]gea Shaith Yeacood, fell down the hold of a steamer at Carrington this morning, and died from the effects of his…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →French Steamer Torpedoed Attacker Unknown(A.A.P. Service.)LONDON, March 4
An unknown vessel torpedoed the French ship Guilvinet (5000 tons), 170 miles from San Sebastian (Spain) on February 19, states a message from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Crews Escape When Planes Collide. One Machine Wrecked. SYDNEY.Friday
Two Tiger Moth training aircraft collided in mid-air nine miles northeast of Narrandera to-day. The occupants of one plane bailed out and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Home-made Bomb Wrecked Italian Fort (A.A.P. Service.)LONDON, March 9
Writing to a brother in England, a member of the defence forces in Kenya reveals that the pilot of a “very, very old” plane, accompanied…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Buckingham Palace Bombed Again Policeman Killed and Lodge Wrecked
Buckingham Palace was further damaged by German bombers during a recent raid. Bombs fell in a line near the front of the palace, three…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Garage Wrecked by Explosion Melbourne
An explosion wrecked the motor garage of Mr. A. Eindell at Ballan, and shattered the windows of adjoining houses After the explosion the…
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