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New England · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1945

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

Ship Runs Ashore in Fog Newcastle Fridav

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 27 July 1945 · page 16

A 300-ton wooden vessel ran ashore during thick fog at Susan Gilmore beach early this morning. The crew was rescued…

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Soldier's Body Washed Ashore Had Been in Water Some Days SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 1 August 1945 · page 2

Clothed in an A.M.F uniform bearing four service chevrons on the left Sleeve, the body of a Soldier was washed from the harbour at…

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Sea-soldiers Who Fought Everywhere Britain's Royal Marines, on Battleships and Landing Craft. Ashore and in the Air, Earned New Fame. Spearhead of Many Assaults

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 4 September 1945 · page 1

Not only at sea, but on the land and in the air also, the Royal Marines-have fought in every theatre of operations where there have been troops from Britain during World War II…

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Cirl Stowaways Put Ashore in Sydney Hid on American Ship in Melbourne Taken in Charge by Vice Squad SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 5 September 1945 · page 6

Two 17-year-old girls who stowed away on an American ship which left Melbourne this week were put ashore in Sydney to-day. The girls…

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Steamer Strikes Mine London

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 15 October 1945 · page 1

It is now revealed that no one was injured wisest the British steamer, Oceana struck a mine off Heligaland. The vessel, ironically,…

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"Seven Days Ashore"

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 20 October 1945 · page 2

Bubbling with mirth and catchy song numbers, RKO Radio's latest "Seven Days Ashore." opens at the Grand…

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Steamer Records Round World Trips LONDON

The Inverell Times · Monday 22 October 1945 · page 1

A trip around the world from Britain via Panama, N.Z.. Australia, Bombay, and Suez in 74 days as against the Mauretania’s 81, is among the three…

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Gale Strikes British Isles Loose Mines Drifting Ashore LONDON

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 26 October 1945 · page 1

As high tides came in yesterday, an afternoon gale, which has been battering the British Isles this week, returned with renewed strength…

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Bruxner Slates Authorities For Refusing Dutch Troops Ashore SYDNEY

Guyra Argus · Thursday 8 November 1945 · page 1

Declaring that 1600 Dutch soldiers, destined for Java, who arrived in Sydney on the Stirling Castle, had been kept cooped up on the…

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Explosion at Jam Factory Firemen Killed, Cannery Wrecked HOBART

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 31 December 1945 · page 1

A fireman, Frederick Palmer (51), was killed and a see[?] of the canning department wrecked as the result of an explosion in a boiler at…

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