London Hospital Wrecked
A wing of St. Thomas's Hospital, London, presented this appearance after it had been hit by a bomb in a night raid. This picture was received in New York on November 2 by radio…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1940
210 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 10 of 11
Storm Damage in North House Blown Down, Boats Ashore
LISMORE, Wednesday.—Extensive damage was caused by a cyclonic storm in parts of the Lower Richmond district this afternoon…
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Middle Temple Hall, famous landmark in London, severely damaged by a German bomb. This picture, received in the U.S.A. on November 3, by radio, was brought to Australia by Clipper and Tasman air mails…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Australian Minesweeper Sunk: 24 DEAD Collided With Merchant Steamer Near Queenscliff (Vic.) Last Night All Lives Lost Despite Swift Rescue Attempt CANBERRA
24 lives were lost when H.M.A.S. Goorangai, a minesweeper of 223 tons, collided with a merchant ship about 9 o'clock last night and sank near Queenscliff, in Port Phillip Bay…
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LONDON, Nov. 20, A.A.P.—A Heinkel seaplane approached a British convoy in the North Sea yesterday whereupon the escort vessel, H.M.S. Lowestoft, went…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Wreckage May Be Turakina's Auckland
A tin of biscuits with a London manufacturer's ticket attached has been found on Ninety Mile Beach and may provide a clue…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Passengers Taken Off Wreck Liner Orungal Went Ashore Last Night Lifeboat Rescue Off Barwon Heads Melbourne
The passengers on the interstate liner, Orungal (5826 tons) were rescued to-day by the Queenscliffe lifeboat. About 40 members of the crew, mainly stewards, were landed with the passengers, but the rest are standing by to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Ashore in Gale 6000-Ton ship at Barwon Heads
MELBOURNE, Thursday.—A vessel of about 6000 tons ran ashore to-night near the Formby Rock, about half a mile off the Bluff…
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THE INTERSTATE liner Orungal, which, it is feared, will become a total wreck, Passengers were rescued by the Queenscliff lifeboat. The vessel ran ashore near the entrance to Port Phillip…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Survives Attack by U-boat Steamer's Fight for Existence Was Torpedoed Two Days Ago New York
The Swedish steamer Anten (6135 tons), well known in the Australian trade, is making a gallant fight for existence two days after being torpedoed by a German U-boat…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mystery Yacht Wrecked Suva
A mysterious sea tragedy has been disclosed by the discovery on Sunday of a small American sailing yacht…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Swedish Steamer Torpedoed
NEW YORK, Nov. 26. A.A.P.—The Swedish steamer Anton (6135 tons) has notified the Mackay Radio Corporation (ship service) that it was torpedoed at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Anxiety Felt for Steamer Sent Out S.O.S. From Indian Ocean SYDNEY
Anxiety is felt in Sydney now for the safety of the British cargo steamer Maimoa, which sent out radio calls last week that she was being attacked…
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The British steamer Ovington Court (6095 tons), ran aground near Durban, and is breaking up in the surf. Four members of the crew lost their…
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CAPE TOWN, Nov. 28. A.A.P.—The British steamer Ovington Court (6005 tons) ran aground near Durban, and is breaking up in the surf. Four members of…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Two Ships Blown Ashore Fierce Squall at Darwin
DARWIN, Thursday.—Two ships were blown ashore when a fierce squall struck Darwin shortly before sunset to-day. They were a 5000-ton freighter and a…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Grim Tragedy of Sea Starved to Death on Wrecked Yacht
SUVA, Nov. 28, A.A.P.—A grim and tragic story is revealed by the lag of the small American yacht Wing On, which, with one survivor—a women—aboard, was…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Orungal Wreck Officers Are Exonerated Melbourne
The striding of the Orungal at Barwon Heads on November 21 was not due to any default or failure of duty, according to the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Italians Wreck Post Office at Tangier Tangier
A gang of 20 Italians partly wrecked the British post office here to-day and damaged a British business house…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Explosion Wrecks Sydney Fruit Ripening Chamber Sydney
An explosion wrecked a banana-ripening gas chamber at the premises of Yocksul Bros., fruit merchants. in the City Markets this…
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