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Hunter Valley · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1942

67 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 3 of 4

Renault Works Wrecked

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 14 July 1942 · page 1

LONDON' July 13.—British bombers, and fighters appeared in some strength over Northern France to-day, according to an…

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Patrol Boat Ashore

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 16 July 1942 · page 1

SAN FRANCISCO July 16— When a Untied States patrol boat ran ashore near the Golden Gate. San Francisco all aboard…

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U-boat Fires on Lifeboat

Maitland Mercury · Friday 24 July 1942 · page 1

WASHINGTON July 23.—The Navy Department has announced that three more Allied Vessels— Norwegian United States and…

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Local and General Whale Ashore at Old Bar

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 28 July 1942 · page 2

Mr. Charles Parish, the popular and efficient lessee of the Old Bar recreation reserve, was in town on Wednesday, and informed us that a black…

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Barnardo Home Wrecked by Bomb

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 30 July 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY Thursday—The New South Wales branch of the Dr Barnardo Homes of [?] received a letter from London…

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Rear Gunner Survived When Duke Crashed Thrown Clear of Wreckage(AUSTRALIAN Associated Press)

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 27 August 1942 · page 1

LONDON Aug 26—It is now revealed there was one survivor of the Sunderland flying boat crash in which the Duke of Kent lost his life. The survivor was the rear gunner who had walked…

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"Sport of Kings." Bandwick Ring Wrecked. Kenil Gem for Hurdles

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 28 August 1942 · page 4

After a long break, racegoers will once again on Saturday throng to royal Randwick, where an eight-race programme is to be decided. Many…

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Dragged Bodies From Blazing Wreck Heroism of Sole Survivor

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 2 September 1942 · page 2

The sole survivor of the flyingboat crash, in which the Duke of Kent was killed, dragged most of the bodies of the victims from the…

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Dragged Bodies From Blazing Wreck Heroism of Sole Survivor

The Scone Advocate · Friday 4 September 1942 · page 5

The sole survivor of the flyingboat crash, in which the Duke of Kent was killed, dragged most of the bodies of the victims from the…

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Wreckage of Kittyhawk Found by Blacks (Special to A.u.p.)

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 9 September 1942 · page 4

SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA Wednesday.— Wreokage of a Kittyhawk that had lain In the bush for more than six months since…

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Shipwrecked Mariners South Africa's Sheep Provide Lifeboat Gloves

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 23 September 1942 · page 4

The skins of South African sheep are to-day helping to save the lives of shipwrecked British sailors. Sheepskin gloves, large and warm,…

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Bomb Wrecks Boys’ School

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 30 September 1942 · page 1

LONDON Sept. 29.— Ten school boys were killed when a bomb from an enemy day raider fell on a boys school in a south of…

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Blaze on Cargo Steamer

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 1 October 1942 · page 1

SYDNEY Thursday —A cargo steamer, with smoke pourine from her bold, was towed into an Australian port by two tugs…

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Bomb Explodes in Lyons Nazi Bureau Wrecked

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 7 October 1942 · page 4

LONDON Oct. 6.—Reports from Vichy state that there was a terrific bomb explosion yesterday destroyed the Lyons bureau…

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Refugee Steamer Lost in St0rm

Maitland Mercury · Friday 9 October 1942 · page 2

LONDON Oct 8—The Roumanian steamer [?] with 120 Jewish retugess bound for Turkey on hoaars[?] "been tost in…

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Anglo-american Occasion “Shipmates Ashore” Star Artist

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 14 October 1942 · page 4

Frances Day singing to British and Allied seamen in the British Broadcasting Corporation’s weekly programme “Shipmates…

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To-day’s Leader: Women for the Land Lucky Escapes When Home Was Wrecked

Maitland Mercury · Monday 19 October 1942 · page 1

KATOOMBA Mon.—During a violent storm last evening, a home at Katoomba-st, Katoomba, was blown down. The family…

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17,600 - Ton Japanese Seaplane Tender Wrecked

Maitland Mercury · Monday 26 October 1942 · page 2

SOMEWHERE W AUSTRALIA Monday.—In a raid on Rabaud harbour on Saturday Flying Fortresses bombed and. it is believed destroy a 17,600 ton Japanese sea plane tender The ship received’s direct bit from’s 500lb…

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Stole Potatoes On Steamer

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 28 October 1942 · page 3

NEWCASTLE Wednesday.— For stealing 20lbs of potatoes, Clarence Mervyn Jenkins (36), coppersmith, was fined £3 or…

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What of the "Black Schooner?"

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 3 November 1942 · page 3

From to-day no person can be served with a schooner of beer until 4.30 p.m. This is so that the beer can…

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