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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1943

29 stories in New England's papers · page 2 of 2

Munda 'Drome Damage Many Wrecked Jap Planes Big Enemy Air Force Routed Somewhere in Australia

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 11 August 1943 · page 2

Between 30 and 40 wrecked Japanese aircraft were found on Munda airfield when it was captured by an Allied…

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Shipwrecked Crew Safe After Many Months PERTH

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 11 August 1943 · page 1

After all hope had been practically abandoned news was received by cable in Perth yesterday of the safe arrival at a group of islands of the remaining…

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Damage at Muhda Jap Planes Wrecked Advance in New Georgia Salamaua Heavily Plastered

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 11 August 1943 · page 1

Between 30 and 40 wrecked Japanese aircraft were found on Munda airfield when it was captured…

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South Pacific More Severe Damage Japanese Barges Wrecked New York

The Inverell Times · Friday 20 August 1943 · page 1

It is announced at General Halsey’s headquarters in the South Pacific that American forces bloodily smashed a Japanese…

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Nazis Occupy Danish Cities Soldiers And Civilians Clash Explosion Wrecks Main Copenhagen Hall LONDON

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 25 August 1943 · page 1

According to the Danish radio, an explosion which was heard throughout the city, wrecked the Forum Hall in…

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Air Raids Wreck Rail Bridges

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 4 September 1943 · page 1

LONDON, Friday.—Fortresses based on North Africa have wrecked a rail bridge south of the…

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Wrecked Naples Nazis Clown in Midst of Misery Cold-Blooded Killings of Italians People Clamour for Water London

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 8 October 1943 · page 2

Among, the Germans' last barbaric acts before leaving Naples was to seize 200 Italians at random from different houses in Naples, make them kneel in the square and shout "Heil Hitler," reports Reuter's correspondent in Naples…

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Crewless Bomber Falls on Village Explosion Wrecks Houses And Injures Three LONDON

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 6 December 1943 · page 4

Only three civilians were injured when a Flying Fortress, the crew of which had baled out, crashed in the…

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Cape Gloucester Gets Second Shake-up Enemy Transports Wrecked By Bombs Allies' Plaster 'Dromes

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 24 December 1943 · page 7

The Cape Gloucester area in [?] [?] which in the pre[?] [?]says was plastered with more than 2000…

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