Stop Press Search for Wreckage
An R.A.A.F. wirraway sent from Williamtown today to Investigate a report of plane wreckage near Raymond Terrace found no trace of the…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1950
126 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 6 of 7
Rock Mistaken For Wreckage
What appeared to an airline pilot to be the wreckage of an Auster aircraft, missing since October 4, turned out yesterday to be a clump…
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MANILA, October 23. A.A.P.Reuter.—The steamer Tamara which left Newcastle (Australia) 13 months ago for a quick trip to Hongkong, left Manila to-day on her second attempt to complete the last…
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NEW YORK, Oct. 24. A.A.P.—Eight survivors of the freighter North Voyageur which sank off Newfoundland on Sunday were…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Woman Swims Ashore From Burning Craft
Jumping from a speedboat which caught fire off Coal Point, Lake Macquarie, yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Noela Hunt, 27, of Coal…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Steamer From Melbourne Once A Month
The Australian Associated Steamship Owners' Federation advised Newcastle Chamber of Commerce yesterday that it would provide a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →£7150 Damages Given To Paralysed Wreck
LONDON.—A man of 24, "a paralysed wreck who may die at any moment," was awarded £7150 damages against his…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Parents Must Pay For Wreckage
LONDON. — While waiting to appear before the East London Juvenile Court with two other boys on a charge of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Truman's Plans Now "Wrecked" "Herald" Service and A.A.P.
NEW YORK, Nov. 9.—The slash in Democratic strength in Congress as a result of Tuesday's election will put President Truman's "Fair Deal" programme "into the icebox" for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Adventurous Trip For Two Dutchmen; Ketch Fired On
SYDNEY: With bullet holes through the rigging and cabin, the 30-foot auxiliary ketch Tissy, sailed by two young Dutchmen, has arrived here after four months' sail from Djakarta. The Dutchmen are Bob…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—A piece of blue fabric and a strip of duralium, believed to be from the miss Auster aircraft in which Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Spinner Main Wrecker
SYDNEY, Monday.—Hutton got his century— his second of the tour and his 93rd first-class—Compton fell when eight short of his century, and that was just about the tale…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Airliner Overdue; Believed Wrecked
NEW YORK, Nov. 22. A.A.P.—A plane belonging to the New Tribe Mission—a religious organisation—is overdue in Helena,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wreckage Seen Of Crashed Airliner
MORAN (Wyoming), Thurs. (A.A.P).—Aerial searchers late today spotted the wreckage of a chartered airliner which…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →LETTERS To the Editor Maianbar Wreck
IN November, 1942, I tendered successfully to remove the wreck of the steamer Maianbar from Nobbys Beach. Owing to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Engineer To Report On Beach Wreck
On the motion of Ald. Breen, Newcastle City Council last night called for a report from the City Engineer (Mr. Baddeley) showing…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Letters To The Editor Maianbar Wreck
THE British system recognises the principle that every man must be paid for his work. It is obvious that the contractor for the removal…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Full Production Of Schooner Glasses
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—If there was any shortage of schooner glasses in hotels, it was not due to lack of production, the State…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Hawaiian Ketch To Compete In Big Yacht Race
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The 37- foot ketch Bachelor's Wife, which was towed into Sydney Harbour early to-day, will take part in the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Parade Ground Surf Club Asking Army To Move Wreck
Nobbys Surf Club will ask Newcastle C.M.F. units to make a combined effort to remove the remains of the Maianbar wreck from Nobbys Beach. It will suggest that the work…
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