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Hunter Valley · Shipwrecks & the sea
47 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 1 of 3
When an American task force successfully landed at Saidor (North-eastern New Guinea) on Sunday moraine, low clouds and misty rain along the shore made visibility difficult. Shell flashes flickered from our naval vessels as they…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →In our last issue we reported that great damage was done by a cycloue at Monkerai during the holidays. We had a look at the locality during [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The twisted wreckage of shipping and harbour installations lines the docks of Naples, Italy, after the Allied entry into the city in pursuit of retreating German forces. Allied bombers blasted shipping and military installations in the port and the Germans damaged much…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →How many of us say, "On, he's above board," without realising that this phrase was once used to describe the position of anything on the deck…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →LONDON Jan. 30.—Sofia has been completely paralysed as a result of recent Allied air raids, said a correspondent of the Swiss…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →JERUSALEM Feb. 14—Explosions occurred in the offices of the Department of Migration, in offices at Tel Aviv and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →This Japanese [?]plane being examined by U.S. Army troops on the black was part of the toll paid by the enemy when American forced took Makle Atoll in the Gilbert islands of the Central pro[?] Capture of the Gilbert Atalls of Makin, Tarawa,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Krivoirog, the last German stronghold in the Dnieper Bend, together with its vast iron ore deposits, has been recaptured by the Russians after two years, thus virtually completing the expulsion of the Germans from…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →About a dozen cases of tinned foodstuffs, believed to be portion of a quantity dumped by the Army off Sydney Heads on Monday because it…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Clouds [?]billows up as U.S. Flying Fortress bombs rip up vital[?]supply lines at Vergato on the Reno River In Northern [?] the Allied lfth Army under U.S. Li[?] General Mark [?] continued its advance against the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →SINGLETON Wed.—Sgt. Pender, of the NSW Police Force, who was accompanied by Supt. Duckworth, delivered an…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →SCONE - Friday.—An interesting address was given in the [?] cout Hall by Sergt. Pender, of [?]he Newcastle Police, on the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →In their belief that East Prusala was beyond the range of Allied daylight members, Garman defences were caught napping recently when U.S. Eighth Air Force Flying Fortresses attacked the hugs Focke Wolf aircraft factory at Marienburg, south-east…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →GOSFORD Monday.— Hundreds of pounds worth of damage was done in a few minutes when a tornado struck Orange Grove,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Participating in a recent raid on vital German communications at Orbetello, on the west coast of Italy, Flight-Sgt. Ross, of Baradine, commanded for the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →When the Limited Express, from Albury to Sydney was travelling at 60 miles an hour near Marulan the engine struck an obstruction, but…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →NEWCASTLE. Monday.—For stealing an electric light globe, condensed milk, soap, etc., valued at 15/- property of the Broken…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →LONDON June 7.—Supreme Allied Headquarters, while reticent concerning details of invasion progress, describe it as satisfactory. All day yesterday Allied forces poured ashore on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →CHUNGKING June 9.—General Chennault’s Sino-American fight planes attacked the Peiping Hankow railroad at two points,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The townspeople were surprised one day to see a very pretty yacht sailing about outside the harbour. The pilot boat, under Pilot Watson, went off to…
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