45 Planes Wrecked London
In Sunday's R.A.F. raid on Castel Ventrano aerodrome (Sicily) it is claimed that at least 45 enemy planes were destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mid North Coast · Shipwrecks & the sea
Shipwrecks & the sea, 1942
25 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 1 of 2
Chilean Steamer Sunk New York
The Chilean steamship Tolten was torpedoed and sunk 37 miles from New York on Friday. It is believed 27 lives were lost…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Manly Ferry Ashore SYDNEY
While on her last trip from Sydney early this morning, the Manly passenger ferry Barrenjoey ran on to the rocks near the Manly gas works. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Peeps Into The Past Wreck of the s.s. Burrawong
On the 27th March, 1942, occurred the 33rd anniversary of the wreck of the s.s. Burrawong, 246 tons, on the Manning breakwater…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Emergency Rations for Shipwrecked Seamen
British seamen compelled to take to their boats no longer have to dig their teeth into, the ironclad ship's biscuits of tradition. Instead they are given…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Paris Radio Wrecked London
The British United Press correspondent in Vichy states that the Radio Paris broadcasting station was silenced by dynamiters, who blew up…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Shipwreck Suit Brings British Inventor Life Saving Award
A "shipwreck suit" is the latest British invention for saving seamen's lives. It is made of a bright yellow subberised material in two parts—combined…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Old Ferry Steamer
Men who were aboard the old ferry steamer when she was torpedoed told to-day stories of gallant rescues in its shattered interior…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Launch Wrecked on Bar When Crossing Into Tuncurry Thrilling Rescue of Three Men
A snappering excursion that may have had fatal results occurred on Sunday last, when three men were rescued from the sea after their boat had been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →23 in Lifeboat Safe Sydney, Friday noon
Twenty-three more men from the cargo steamer sunk 35 miles east of Sydney on Wednesday appeared off a small fishing village before daylight…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Twelve Survivors 25 Afloat in Lifeboat Sydney
That the vessel which sank on the N.S.W. coast was torpedoed by a large ocean-going submarine was revealed by twelve survivors, who…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Launch Wrecked On Tuncurry Bar. Thrilling Rescue of Three Men
A schnappering excursion that may have had fatal results occurred on Sunday last, when three men were rescued from the sea after their boat…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Launched Wrecked On Tuncurry Bar Thrilling Rescue of Three Men
A schnappering excursion that may have had fatal results occurred when three men were rescued from the sea after their boat had…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →S.o.s. by Pressing Button Portable Lifeboat Radio Sig Nals 60 Times Over 200 Milks
Every ship in the British merchant service must now carry an ingenious addition to its lifeboat equipment in the form of a portable wireless…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →12 Bodies in Wrecked Air Liner
Adelaide: The Guinea Airways Lockheed air liner carrying 12 persons which had been missing since 21st April has been found six miles from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →North Sea Littered with Nazi Wrecks. London
R.A.F. raids have littered the entire North Sea toast with the wrecks of German ships, and the waters of Emden ale studded with masts of sunken…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Local and General. Whale Ashore at Old Bar
Mr. Charles Parish, the popular and efficient lessee of the Old Bar recreation reserve, was in town on Wednesday, and informed us that a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Russians Wrecking Oilfields
London, Sunday (AAP): The Russians are reported to be destroying the Maikop oilfields. The Stockholm correspondent of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Arrival of Steamer
Tinonee, Saturday, March 30, 1872: The steamer arrived on Wednesday. Passengers aboard were: Mrs. Cochrane. Hiss Poole, Miss Mason,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →WRECKED U.S. Freighter Ten Bombers Recovered Sydney
Ten heavy bombers, worth £50,000 each, 12,000 tons of war equipment and 1000 tons of fuel oil was among Salvage received recently from a…
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