Fire, Explosions Wreck Store
SYDNEY, Sunday.—Houses were shaken at Leichhardt early this morning when drums of petrol, benzine, oil, kerosene and paint exploded in…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1946
147 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 8
Steamer Sinking in Atlantic
LONDON, Nov. 7. A.A.F.—Lloyds report that the Empire Valour, en route from New Brunswick for Liverpool, is sinking in mid-Atlantic…
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SYDNEY: The R.A.A.F. Mustang single-seater fighter, missing in rough country near Mudgee since Wednesday, was reported this morning to have been found. The body of the pilot, Flight-Sergeant P. M. Campbell, 21, of West Esplanade,…
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While walking along Wharf Road on the evening of November 11 carrying a small suitcase, a man was intercepted by Detective - Sergeant…
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LONDON, Nov. 20. A.A.P.—The cattle steamer, Stormont, carrying 210 cattle, capsized in the Mersey at dawn, following a collision with the…
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SYDNEY: A dramatic description of the efforts of the crew of the Waree to prevent the ship from running aground at the entrance to the Clarence River on October 17, was given at a naval court-martial today…
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Captain G. Wright, who was ship-wrecked in the Arctic in 1930, was a member of the party which rescued Lincoln Ellsworth in the…
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LONDON, Friday.—Missing since Tuesday, a United States Army Dakota plane with 11 people aboard. was located today in the Swiss Alps…
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LONDON, November 24. A.A.P.—Three bodies and two ship's lifeboats washed ashore at St. David's Head indicate that the ship Empire Albany…
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LAE, Nov. 25.—A Rabaul woman's midnight struggle with a man while the Duntroon was steaming between Moresby and Lac was revealed in the…
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With rows of motor truck cabins and bodies stacked on both upper decks, the British steamer Chertsey gave the appearance of…
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DARWIN: As part of his daily routine, Mr. J. Bowes (N.T. regional supervisor for the Commonwealth Disposals…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Hail, Dust Storm Wreck Houses, Destroy Crops
SYDNEY, Thursday.âA violent thunderstorm, accompanied by heavy rain and lightning, struck Orange at 4.30 p.m…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wind Wrecks Medowie School
A freak wind which struck Medowie, Williamtown, yesterday, demolished the public school, blew over a windmill and unprooted trees. Above: Little Beverley McBean, daughter of the school's headmaster (Mr. McBean), is seen standing in the wrecked school…
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JERUSALEM, Dec. 8. A.A.P.— Eight persons are missing from 800 Jews on board a refugee ship that was wrecked near…
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SYDNEY.—Sydney detectives are unlikely to be sent to Brisbane to interview James Cush, only survivor of the crew of four of the ill-fated…
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JERUSALEM, Dec. 9. A.A.P.—The British destroyer Chevron has left Haifa to go to the aid of 800 illegal Jewish immigrants who are…
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LONDON, Tuesday: Terrible scenes when a Jewish illegal refugee ship was wrecked on the Dodecanese island of Syrina, marooning its 800 passengers, have been described by eye-witnesses…
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SYDNEY.—A steward on the Asturias (22,488 tons) was today sentenced to five years' imprisonment with hard labor for having…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Seven Killed in Tenement Wreck
NEW YORK, Dec. 12. A.A.P.— At least seven persons were killed and 40 others are missing in the wrecking of a tenement building by…
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