Bluejackets Have Come Ashore
AFTER a period of enforced quiet, a ones popular racecourse again presents an animated scene. The Royal Navy has come ashore and…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1945
102 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 6
Wrecked German Aircraft
When the Luftwaffe attacked Allied airfields on the Western Front on January 1, the Germans lost 364 planes to Allied fighters and anti-aircraft fire. To make Allied aircraft safe, it was necessary to remove from the airfields the littering…
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CANBERRA, Wednesday . —The Minister for Supply (Mr. Beasley) said that the Greek ship M.J Coulandiros, which was wrecked near…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Norse Railways Wrecked by Parachutists
LONDON, January 12. A.A.P.—Norwegian parachutists, flown from Britain during the past fortnight, attacked most important north-south…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The General Waded Ashore
NEW YORK, January 17, A.A.P.—An official of the War Department related how a certain eminent officer recently got wet teet…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cargo Washed Up From Wreck
PERTH, Wednesday. — Flotsam washed up on a beach on the south coast of Western Australia included 1000 steel drums, each containing 44…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Model Airborne Lifeboat
Canadians, flying Hudsons with an R.A.F. meteorology squadron in Iceland, study a model airborne lifeboat. The squadron is equipped with aircraft a adpted to carry these boats. Which the airmen might have to drop to "ditched" airmen…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Kaiser's Schooner Up For Sale
WASHINGTON, Tuesday.—The battered 42-years-old 213-ton schooner Aldebaran once owned by Kaiser Wilhelm, is offered for sale here by…
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NEW YORK, Tuesday.—The Oceanic Steamship Company has filed an application to the Civil Aeronautics Board for permission to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Faced Death in Gale on Old Steamer
SYDNEY.—Twelve men faced death for three days on an ancient crumbling steamer that was being towed through a full gale…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Duchess Comes Ashore
The Duchess descending the gangway of the liner which brought the Royal party to Australia…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gale Wrecks Homes in Ipswich
BRISBANE, Monday.—Damage amounting to several thousands of pounds was caused by a gale which wrecked or partly wrecked more…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →V-bomb Wrecks Factory
LONDON, Feb. 20. A.A.P.—While several hundred men and women were working in a factory in southern England recently a V-bomb…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Capsized Steamer to Be Salvaged
The 8000-ton steamer Santhia, which capsized in the muddy, fast-flowing Hooghli. River, Calcutta. The Indian Government has asked the Commonwealth Government to lend the Chief Commonwealth Marine Salvage Officer (Captain J. P. Williams) for the salvage job. It is estimated the job will take about nine months and will cost £150,000…
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WRECKED: Part of the plan to smash the German communication system was a full-scale attack by British and United States bombers on the night of February 21, when 6000 aircraft operated over the centre of the Reich. Here is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Removal of Wreck at Nobbys
Following a report by the Health Committee, which stated that the wreck at Nobbys was dangerous and portion of the promenade and park…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Five Tokio Air Plants Wrecked in Raids
WASHINGTON, February 28. A.A.P.—Five aircraft factories in the Tokio district are in ruins following the recent attacks by about…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bombers Wreck Nazi Communications
WRECKED: The extent to which German communications have been blasted is shown in this photo of First U.S. Army infantrymen crossing wrecked railway line at Vettweiss, Smith of Cologne…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New Bomb Wrecks German Viaduct
LONDON, March 15. A.A.P.—Six to eight spans of the viaduct at Bielefeld, in north-western Germany, were knocked down when…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Ketch Believed Lost at Sea
CAIRNS, Sunday. — The 66ft. wooden auxiliary ketch, Priscilla, of Cairns, is long overdue on a voyage from Cooktown to Cairns. Fears…
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