Advice to Wrecked Crews
LONDON, Thursday: Advice given in a newly published booklet, based on experience, is expected to…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1943
46 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 1 of 3
Machinery Wrecked Munition Worker Charged
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—When Robert Hendy Brand, a munitions worker, was proceeded against under the National…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Two Survive 51Day Ordeal in Open Lifeboat
RECIFE, Brazil. Tuesday (AAP).—After 51 days in an open lifeboat, Mrs. Gordon, of Victoria, Australia,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →German Planes Wrecked by Allies
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Continued on Trove, page 4 →Heavy Storm Damage at Casino Buildings Wrecked At Showground
CASINO, Thursday.—A storm, accompanied by torrential rain and wind of gale force, although only of short duration, caused considerable damage to buildings and trees in the town. South Casino…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →British Bomb to Wreck 10 Acres
Britain's 8000lb bombs now being dropped on Germany were never tested over England, because even the most remote…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wrecked German Tank
A German tank knocked out of (US Office of War Information action rests by the roadside some picture). Where in Tunisia…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Only Wreckage Remains Of Enemy Convoy Remnants Were Quickly Destroyed
Only floating wreckage now litters the scene of Japan's most decisive defeat in the Pacific war. Supplementary reports on the three-day battle of the Bismarck Sea revealed at Allied headquarters…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wrecked German Planes
The picture shows the fuselages of scores of wrecked German planes collected at El Daba airfield in Libya--a testimony to the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Raft Washed Ashore
SYDNEY, Wednesday,—Covered with barnacles and exhilsting other signs of having been in the water for a considerable period, a 10ft…
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SYDNEY, Thursday: An improvised raft was washed ashore near Terrigal on Tuesday. It had been sighted ear[?]er about two…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Life Raft Ashore
PERTH, Thursday.—Marked with a red cross and stencilled "Support 22 persons," a life raft has been found south-east of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bombers Wreck Key Jap. Bridge Big Fires Rage
SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Thursday.—Following the beating off of the Japanese convoy off the north coast of New Guinea on Tuesday, Allied bombers yesterday concentrated on Lae and Salamaua…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Air Pounding Starts "Battle of Germany" Wrecking Enemy's Internal Structure
The ceaseless pounding of Axis key points has been continued by Allied air forces. The unprecedented activity of the Allied air forces is no longer regarded in London as merely strategical bombing, but as the "Battle of Germany" itself…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Watch For Wreckage On Beaches
SYDNEY, Sunday: A keen watch is being kept on the East coast of Australia for wreckage drifting ashore from Allied ships, the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →558 Wrecked Axis Planes Recovered
It has been officially announced that 558 Axis planes, mostly battered wrecks, have been recovered by the Allies in the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wreckage Sighted
AUCKLAND, Wednesday.—The Department of Air has received advice that wreckage, believed to be that of a Royal New Zealand…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Boilermakers' Claim Wreckage Work Risks
MELBOURNE, Thursday.—The difficulties under which boilermakers work when engaged on wreckage was related by witnesses in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fantellaria Approach Troops Expected To Have to Fight Their Way Ashore
LONDON, Sunday: The British troops who approached Pantellaria in assault boats received the signal from their officers "Zero Hour" before they knew the garrison had surrendered. When this news came it was shouted joyously…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Ballina Depot Aid for Shipwrecked Personnel
BALLINA, Wednesday.—The N.S.W. Division, Australian Red Cross Society, has completed arrangements for the establishment…
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