Nurse Lost When Ship Foundered
SYDNEY Friday—Mr. and Mrs H. Clarke, of Mount Brace. Rylstone, have been infomed by the Department of the Army that…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1944
47 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 2 of 3
Wrecked Japanese Plane
Three U.S. soldiers look ever the [?] a Japanese Zero plane, destroyed on the ground, who [?] troops captured vital areas in the Admiralty Island [?] South-west Pacific…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →U.S. Marines Aid Rebuilding Of Wrecked Churches
Catholic U.S. Marines stationed on Guadalcanal, in the Solomons, have established a fund to aid the restoration of missions destroyed in…
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LONDON July 23—A three-storeyed building near Vannes, In north-western France, which is believed to be the headquarters…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →French Pass Wrecked German Tank
French soldiers of the Allied Fifth Army pass a shattered German tank abandoned along a roadside amid the rubble of war-torn Cassino, the German stronghold in Central Italy, which fell to the Allies six days after the start of the new Allied…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Allied Air Offensive Increases in Ferocity Fighters Wreck German Communication Lines
Hundreds of fighters and fighter-bombers of the 8th Fighter Command strafed and bombed railway yards, trains…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →20 Miles Advance In South France Thousands of Troops Are Pouring Ashore (Australian Associated Press)
LONDON Aug. 16—The Allies in the South of France have reached a point 20 miles inland, and have already taken 2000 prisoners, according to Algiers radio. It added the Allies firmly hold three beachheads between Marseilles and Nice, while…
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LONDON Aug. 24—The Germans are leaving “bite and pieces” to try and delay the Allied advance in Northern France…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Safebreakers Wreck Premises
SYDNEY Thursday.— Safe breakers wrecked the premises occupied by the Envelope Manufacturer Pty. at Alexandria last…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Hold on Morotai Island Strengthened Allied Planes Wreck 13 Barges Nearby (From Our Correspondent)
SOMEWHERE IN THE SOUTH-WEST PACIFIC Tuesday—Allied troops have consolidated their hold on Morotai island, near Halmahera island. They encountered an enemy night raid, shooting down a dive-bomber…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New Emergency Lifeboat Ration Developed
The United States Navy's, Medical Research Institute reports in the Naval Medical Bulletin, official Navy publication, the development of a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wrecked German Oil Tanks in Italy
More fuel for Germany’s creaking war machine was destroyed when these oil storage tanks in Legharn were hit by Allied bombers before the Italian port was liberated by the Allied Fifth Army…
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LONDON. Oct. 3.—A sea monster, with a fur coat, enormous eyes and large feet, has been washed up on the west coast of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Local and General Sea Monster Washed Ashore
A sea monster, with a fur coat, enormous eyes, and large feet, has been washed up on the west coast of Scotland. The creature, which is more…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →46 Jap Planes Shot Out of Action Allied Bombers Wreck Oil Plant At Balik-Papan (From Our Correspondent)
SOMEWHERE IN THE SOUTH-WEST PACIFIC Friday.—An oil cracking plant at Balik Papan, in Borneo, was wrecked by Allied bombers in a 135-ton raid on Wednesday. The cracking plant and a paraffin refinery were…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Oil Plant in Borneo Wrecked Heavy Explosions Followed By Great Fires (From Our Correspondent)
An oil cracking plant at Balikapan, in Borneo, was wrecked by Allied bombers in a 135-ton raid on Wednesday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wire Fouled the Propellor Shipwreck Prevented by Engineer
The chief engineer of an Allied freighter in the Coral Sea was lowered over the side in a canvas tube to remove a length of wire…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Kiel Canal Bridge Wrecked
STOCKHOLM Oct. 17.—All traffic in the Kiel Canal has been suspended because of a time bomb, presumably dropped on…
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LONDON Oct. 19.—Soldiers were called out to help in rescue work when a flying bomb last night crashed on a housing, estate…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Jap Artillery Wrecked (From John Laughlin)
LEYTE. Nov. 2—Rolling across the shell-torn, mud-clogged road from the Palo beachhead, medium artillery and 155mm “long…
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