“Smithy’s” Plane Wreckage Positively Identified Portion of Machine Found on Island
A quantity of aircraft wreckage found on the southern shore of Aye Island, near Burma, in May, 1937, has been positively identified as…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1938
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Smithy's 'Plane Wreckage Positively Identified
A quantity of aircraft wreckage found on the southern shore of Aye Island, near Burma, in May, 1937, has heen positively identified as…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wrecking Alleged Russian Silkworm Industry Heavy Damage Caused Moscow
Reports from Erivan, capital of Armenia, describe how wreckers, acting under the instigation of local Nazis, Japanese and Italian intelligence…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →French Steamer Detained Tangier
The French steamer Sickang, on its way to Algiers, wirelessed that a Spanish warship had ordered her to proceed to Ceuta…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Another British Steamer Sunk Barcelona
THE British steamer Penthames was sunk by Rebel bombers in Valencia Harbor…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Shipping Again Bombed British Vessel Struck French Steamer Ok Fire Madrid
Almost at the same time as the British House of Commons was protesting against the bombing of civilians, Nationalist "planes dropped more bombs…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cargo Steamer Ashore Sydney
The interstate cargo steamer went ashore early this morning on Tom Thumb Island, near the entrance to Port Kembla. Later she was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →British Steamer Sunk by Nationalist 'Planes Barcelona
The British steamer, Penthames was sunk by Nationalist bombers in Valencia Harbor. The damage to the vessel caused by yesterday's bombing was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Gale in Britain Many Ships in Distress Wreckage at Epsom London
The fiercest June gale in living memory, reaching at times a speed of 100 miles per hour, and accompanied by rain and thunder, is sweeping the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Veteran Edina to Be Withdrawn World's Oldest Steamer
After 84 years of service the steamer Edina, the oldest steamer in the world still in commission, will be withdrawn from service on June 30. she will be…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Haul of Tobacco Seized From Steamer by Customs Men Sydney
[?] customs officers secured the biggest haul for many years when in the hold of the steamer Taiping they found a case containing about 300,000…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Stranding of Steamer Captain Exonerated Sydney
The condition and color of the light on Hammond Reef. North Queensland was questioned to-day during the Marine Court inquiry into the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wrecked 'Plane Found Worst Fears for Six Occupants R.A.F. Men on Board Capetown
Little hope remains that any on the six occupants of the R.A.F. plane which crashed in the jungle near the Limpopo River will be found alive…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Several Bodies-seen Wrecked [?] Planes Capetown
Fight-Lieut Powell, flying low over the wreckage of the R.A.F. plane in which siz Air Force boxers crashed on the banks of the Limpopo River, saw…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bombing of Shipping British Steamer Abandoned Valencia
Captain Guyot, master of the French steamer Tirisbane, which was bombed by rebels, died of wounds, making the sixth death…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Spain's War (Continued From Page 1) British Steamer Machine Gunned by Se[?] Plane London
It is reported from Valencia the British steamer Stanray machine-gunned by a large [?] plane. There were no casualties…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Bombs on Canton Four More Squadrons Friday Sees More Wreckage Hankow
The Chinese and Japanese armies confront each other at Shaho, a few [?]les east of Chengehow. Large Ch[?] detachments on Lunghai…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Abnormal Weather Buildings Wrecked in New Zealand Shipping Disorganised Auckland
New Zealand is experiencing abnormal weather conditions which are causing great damage and inconvenience. A house was wrecked in a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Tasman Storm Explosives Ketch Overdue Auckland
Heavy seas continue to pound Tasman shipping, and vessels are daily limping into port with damage to the deck gear…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →American Steamer Bombed Barcelona
Deale[?]ng explos[?]ons snook me city arly this morning. Nationalist bombrs twice raided the city. It is revealed hat during yesterday's raids the…
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