Americans Did Not Swim Ashore
COFFS HARBOUR, Friday.— The master of the steamer Tamaris, Captain Miller, denied to-day that several South American deportees…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1950
45 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 1 of 3
Chinese Planes Attack British Steamer. Nationalists’ Blockade
HONGKONG, Jan. 12 (A.A.P.-Reuter)—Two Chinese Nationalist planes strafed the small British steamer Leongbee at Swatow. Chinese reports say that there were no casualties, but…
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SINGAPORE. January St (AAP-Reuter)— Wreckage of en RAF Spitfire which disappeared on a Sight between Singapore and Juala…
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HONGKONG, Jan. 26 (AAP.-Reuter).—A Marine Court inquiry announced its unanimous finding that the British merchantman,…
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SYDNEY, Thursday. — A man was hurled through a tin wall and another man seriously burned in an explosion which wrecked a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sons of Mr. S Wiseman Eldest Drowned When His Ship Was Wrecked
Having Mid, in three previous articles, of the life death of Solomon Wiseman, the writer gives details of [?] sons of this picturesque, historic figure of the early Haw[?] bury…
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BONN, March 13—Britain's High Commissioner in Germany, General Sir Brian Robertson, has demanded punishment for German police who…
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MACKAY, Monday.—Scores of workmen spent the week-end effecting temporary repairs to the 50 buildings damaged by a cyclone at…
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GUAYQULL, Ecuador, March 17.—At least 40 of the 150 passengers are believed to have drowned when the steamer…
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A flying bandit, identified as James Robinson, was seriously injured when, after robbing the Okarche (U.S.A.) Bank of £1830,…
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BRISBANE, Wed— A.T.A.A. twin-engined Dragon plane was completely wrecked to-day when one of its [?] cut out hills…
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An attempt was made to derail the North Coast Mail at Billinudgel, 20 miles south of…
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GOSFORD, Wed. — Seachers found the wreckage of a launch out at sea from Gosford yesterday, but no trace has been found…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →EDITORIAL The Proved Wrecker
THE introduction last week to the Federal Parliament by the Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies) of a Bill to outlaw the Communist Party followed almost immediately by the report of Mr. Justice Lowe after the Royal…
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LONDON, May 1.—Refugees reaching Vienna from Prague say that “concentration’ monasteries” have been established by Czech…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Police Say Boys Wrecked Public School
SYDNEY, Wed. — An eight-years-old boy and his 14-years-old will appear in the Children’s Court tomorrow on a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →To-day’s Leader: A Toll-Free Bridge And Bad Roads Defence Costs Will Not Wreck U.S. Economy
NEW YORK, May 12.—Russia hopes to conquer the United States by “making us overspend ourselves on national defence until our economy is wrecked,” the Defence Secretary, Mr. Louis Johnson, declares…
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BRISBANE, Friday.—The Government-owned freighter, River Murray was damaged below the waterline when it struck a…
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MELBOURNE, Monday.— Withdrawal of support of five big unions wrecked a Communist attempt to paralyse…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Plans to Salvage Gold From Wreck Valued at £500,000
A Sydney businessman, who is a temporary member of the "Marlette Dal" salvage crew, hopes to recover about £500,000 worth of gold from a…
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