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Illawarra · Shipwrecks & the sea
28 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 1 of 2
THE TWISTED remains of the driver's cabin of the semitrailer which overturned, seriously injuring two man, after crashing through a paddock fence at the foot of the Mount Ousley Road. Drums of petrol were strewn about the paddock…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →ROMA, in south western Queensland, at one time had high hopes of becoming the cradle of the Australian oil industry. ALL the geological indications were as…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SYDNEY, Thursday. — The captain and two crew members escaped when the 60ft. Seine trawler, Athol Star, went…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →It is almost 52 years since the brig "Amy" foundered on Thirroul Beach, but a monument erected by local residents in memory of the Officers and Crew of that ill-fated vessel still attracts considerable attention among tourists…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →SYDNEY, Wednesday. — A Gypsy Moth plane, originally owned by. the Flying Doctor (Dr. Clive Fonton) was wrecked in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SYDNEY, Thursday.—A home-made piece of mechanism which caused an explosion in a Qantas Catalina flying-boat at Rose Bay…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →LONDON, Wednesday (A.A.P.)—Twenty-eight members of the crew of the London of tanker, Clam (7404 tons) were drowned…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →ALBURY, Friday. — Rescuers hacked for half an hour to free an injured man from a wrecked Tiger Moth plane at Albury…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →BRISBANE, Sunday.—The body of a man believed to be that of Geoffrey McDonald, 50, married, of Innisfail, a member of the crew of the missing launch "Mavis," was found shortly after…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →BRISBANE, Monday. — The 7325 ton freighter Marietta Dal, which struck Smith Hock, two miles north of Cape Moreton at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →BRISBANE, Tuesday.—Salvage experts have now abandoned hope of saving the 7236-ton British freighter Marietta…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →BRISBANE, Wednesday.—The master of the wrecked freighter Marietta Dal (Captain Brighty) left the vessel at 9.20…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →SYDNEY, Tuesday.—A wealthy 23-years-old English heiress, Jenefer Wornum, is believed to have drowned when heavy seas dashed her luxury 35ft. ketch on to the rocks…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →SYDNEY, Wednesday. — Police today found no trace of the missing English heiress, Jenefer Wornum, 23, who is believed to have drowned in the wreck of the 30ft. yacht…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A piece of wreckage, believed to be part of a launch which was wrecked during heavy seas on rocks south of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SYDNEY, Monday.—Police will try to inspect the hull of the wrecked yacht Gentleman's Agreement, at Wottamolla…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →ALGIERS, Monday (A.A.P.).—The twisted wreckage of a French airliner which crashed in the Sahara Desert on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Two more R.A.A.F. smoke floats were washed asbore on South Beach, Wollongong, over the week-end, one of them…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Last Monday this 12ft. sea-leopard came ashore at Bulli beach and the inevitable crowd of children quickly gathered. They wisely kept a distance from him, however. It is believed be was chased ashore by sharks. He was later lassoed and dragged back info the wafer. Mr. Don Davis—commercial child photographer —took this photograph…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Three labourers who allegedly "used bottles, chairs boots to practically wreck a hut" owned by the A.I. & S. Ltd., at Steelhaven, Port Kemble, were sent to gaol on Monday by Mr. J. Fleeman, S.M…
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