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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1945

30 stories in New England's papers · page 1 of 2

Cooees, Handclaps, Cheers Greet Australia's First Royal Governor-General Duke and Duchess of Gloucester Step Ashore in Sunshine Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 29 January 1945 · page 2

Ten thousand gathered at man-o'-war steps when the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, and Prince William first stepped on Australian soil this morning. Cooees, handclaps and cheers rose in a rapid…

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Fireproof Lifeboat

The Inverell Times · Friday 2 February 1945 · page 6

A fireproof lifeboat which can be launched from a wrecked oil tanker on to a sea of burning oil is among the most important developments in…

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"Hurricane of Bombs" Centre of Berlin Wrecked Ground Defences Almost Non-Existent STOCKHOLM, Wed

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 28 February 1945 · page 1

The centre of Berlin is completely wrecked following Monday's record daylight raid…

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Mines Washed Ashore on N.S.W. Coast

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 6 March 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY. Tuesday.—R.A.A.F. explosive experts have detonated a case of anti-tank land mines washed up on the beach…

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Blown Up 10,000-ton Steamer VANCOUVER

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 7 March 1945 · page 1

It is believed that several were killed and scores of others injured when the 10,000-ton freighter “Greenhill Park” which was loading a cargo for…

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Foundered Merchantman Aircraft Sight Submerged Lifeboats BRISBANE

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 23 March 1945 · page 2

It is feared more than 70 members of the crew of the Allied merchant ship, which foundered in the cyclone off the North Queensland…

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Chapter Viii Sighted—a Wreck

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 23 March 1945 · page 3

Gallop complained that it was taking a long time for the captain to find a safe anchorage in order that the necessary repairs could be…

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Wrecks Litter Reich As Allied Armour Sweeps Relentlessly Onward German Civilians Dazed-and Bewildered London

Guyra Argus · Thursday 29 March 1945 · page 1

British tanks, with British and American infantrymen riding on them, have begun the great pursuit of the defeated Germans into the heart of the Reich, say correspondents with armoured spearheads. They…

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Seaman's Strange Story Three Weeks Adrift on Raft Swims Ashore on South Coast KIAMA

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 13 April 1945 · page 1

La[?]rence Johnson (21), seaman, of Taranaki, New Zealand, who is in Kiama Hospital in a delirious…

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Gaoled for Vagrancy Sequel to Shipwreck Story WOLLONGONG

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 23 April 1945 · page 4

Bernard Hudson Matheson (20), labourer, was to-day sentenced to three months' goal for vagrancy. Matheson was found naked…

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Order Restored in Berlin City a Maze of Wreck Germans Crowding Around Proclamation LONDON

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 7 May 1945 · page 1

Under the iron discipline of the Red Army, order has been restored in Berlin. This was reported by Renter's…

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No Trace of Doctors Wreckage Washed Ashore SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 18 May 1945 · page 6

No trace has been found of the four doctors and medical students who were on the launch which foundered early on Tuesday morning…

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Wreckage on Lion Island May be Part of Robin May SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 21 May 1945 · page 2

The wreckage of a launch, which may be part of the Robin May, was found to-day on Lion Island in Broken Say…

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Launch Wreckage Found in Broken Bay SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Monday 21 May 1945 · page 1

Wreckage of a launch which may be part of the Robin May was found to-day on Lion Island in Broken Bay. The Robin May was the launch in…

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Two Charged with Theft Huge Melbourne Robberies Merchandise From Inter-State Steamer MELBOURNE

Guyra Argus · Thursday 7 June 1945 · page 1

Late last night two men were charged with having stolen material valued at £2750. They were Kalma Buxton (41), leather goods…

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Aircraft Wreckage Found in France Fate of Sir Trafford Leigh Mallory

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 9 June 1945 · page 1

LONDON, Saturday. — The British Air Ministry announces that wreckage of the aircraft which was carrying Air Coi[?]l…

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Our Serial Published by Special Arrangement. Vagabond Voyage Chapter Xxii Peter and Alla Go Ashore

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 15 June 1945 · page 3

Nothing untoward happened during the night. Wicks gave instructions that no lights should be shown, and a constant watch was kept in…

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Sequence of Wrecks

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 3 July 1945 · page 4

Probably the most remarkable sequence of wrecks ever recorded occurred off North Australia in 1829. The cutter Mermaid…

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R.A.A.F. Construction Corps Went Ashore With Ninth Divvy Commanded by Armidale Man

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 4 July 1945 · page 6

Reporting on the amazing speed in which R.A.A.F. Construction Corps have sliced airfields out of virgin jungle,…

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Homes Wrecked by Boys

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 7 July 1945 · page 2

Two boys, aged 14, in Camberwell (Victoria) Children's Court, pleaded guilty to acts of wanton destruction at four Borwood…

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