Plane Wrecked it Pilot Unharmed Melbourne
A Royal Victorian Aero Club Gipsy Moth plane crashed from 200 feet at the Essendon aerodrome, and was almost…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1939
21 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 1 of 2
Plane Crashes Completely Wrecked MELBOURNE
The Royal Victorian Aero Club's Gipsy Moth plane crashed from 200 feet at Essendon Aerodrome, and was almost…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire on Steamer In Pacific Ocean London
The New Zealand steamer Rimutaka bound from Auckland to Panama with 300 passengers and a full cargo, wirelessed from the South Pacific that a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Total Wreck Coastal Steamer Sydney
The coastal steamer, Belbowrie, which went ashore on the rocks at Green Point, South Maroubra, last night, is a total wreck. The vessel's…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Steamer Delfram to Be Loaded with Pig Iron Sydney
The steamer Delfram arrived from Port Kembla this morning and was floated into Woolwich dock for cleaning and painting…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Loading Commences On Steamer Dalfram Sydney
Sixty waterside workers were engaged yesterday morning at Port Kembla to load the British freighter, Dalfram, with pig iron. Picking up…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Steamer Dalfram To Be Manned By British Seamen SYDNEY
It is understood that a party of British seamen will be sent from Sydney by car or train to-day to man the steamer Dalfram at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"SHIPWRECKED-DICTATOR" German Papers Denounce Roosevelt London
The German newspapers continue to denounce President Roosevelt, describing him as "Shipwrecked - Dictator" and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Steamer Sinking Some of Crew Rescued New York
After standing by all day and far into the night, the S.S. Newfoundland was able to take off only a few members of the crew of the wooden…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →In Bad Way Wrecked Lugger's Crew Appeal for Sustenance SYDNEY
A message reached Darwin last night to the effect that the four men whose lugger was wrecked 14 days ago on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Missing Ketch Fears for Safety Sydney
The ketch, Hispaniola, which left Palm Beach 21 days ago for Lord Howe Island, has not since been sighted. Pears are expressed for her safety, as…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Palestine Trouble Bombs in Theatres—Schooner With Jews Arrested Jerusalem
Two bombs exploded in an Arabowned cinema, killing four and injuring 21, including two British policeman…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Stranded Steamer Reached by Rescue Ship Brisbane, Friday night
The rescue ship, Australian, which went to the assistance of the stranded Swedish steamer. Fotini Carras, sent a radio to Brisbane to-day, stating…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Position No Better At Tientsin Britain Awaits Japan's Reply British Troops Patrol Concession Shortage Of Food and Water U.S.A. Chamber of Commerce Protest Women and Children Evacuated in Steamer Which Ignores Order To Heave To London
The Japanese blockade of the British Concession at Tientsin has now entered upon its second week. Its severity is in no way diminishing, and it is reported that the anti-British campaign is being…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Petrol Explosion Transport Waggon Wrecked
When a drum of petrol in a transport waggon exploded near Beaufort the vehicle and goods valued at between…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Soviet Vessels Ordered to Home Ports Greek Steamer Mined London
A French agency message states that all Soviet merchant vessels en route to England have been ordered to home ports…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →H.M.S. Courageous Sunk By Submarine Foundered in Thirty Minutes Destroyers and Merchant Ships Race to Rescue of Survivors London
The British Navy suffered a severe loss to-day when the H.M.S. Courageous was sunk by a torpedo. This was announced by the Admiralty. It was stated that the survivors have been picked up by destroyers and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"Safety Belt" Around The American Continents To Guard Against Belligerents' Activities German Pocket Battleship Reported in the South Atlantic Sank the British Steamer, Clement Conflicting Reports of the Sinking New York
Reports of the sinking of the British liner "Clement" in the South Atlantic are somewhat conflicting. A United Press message from Bahia, in Brazil, says that the vessel was sunk by a German pocket battleship,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →German Planes That Failed To Return Wreck of Submarine London
The Air Ministry announces that at least seven out of 12 German planes failed to return to their base after the convoy raid on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Nine Drowned Steamer Blown Up London
Nine men, including the skipper, were drowned when the steamer Wood-town was blown up by an explosion and sank within a minute, leaving only…
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