Adrift in Lifeboat Captain and Crew From Torpedoed Ship
CAPETOWN. Wednesday.— The captain and 15 members of the crew of the s.s. Sagadahoc, which was torpedoed on December 2, were picked up…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1942
61 stories in Riverina's papers · page 1 of 4
Two Homes Wrecked in Heavy Rain
LISMORE, Saturday.—Suffering from head injuries received when his house collapsed upon him at Wyrallah during a violent storm last night, Stafford…
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Firemen yesterday successfully fought a fire in the coal bunkers of a steamer at an Australian port. The fire was noticed early yesterday…
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The Navy Department announced to-day that the U.S. steamer, City of Atlanta, had been sunk and the Latvian freighter, Viltvaira was believed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Santa Claus Is a Fireman with Toys From Blitz Wreckage for Boy and Girl Evacuees
Motor lorries rattled out of London on Christmas Eve with a great freight of 2000 toys for the children of women on war work who are being…
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There appeal's to have been something akin to "Communism" in the seafaring profession in the time of the Crusades. In his "History of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coastal Vessels Collide Steamer Beached: Freighter Damaged
SYDNEY, Saturday.—Newcastle and Hunter River S.S. Co.'s Gwydir (1829 tons) was beached in a sinking condition on Friday night after a collision…
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Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Gross, of Junee, number themselves amongst the luckiest people in the world to have left the Solomon Islands a little…
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CANBERRA, Saturday.—Gold bullion valued at £2379,000 has been recovered from the strongroom of the Union liner. Niagara, which was mined off…
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Gold bullion valued at £2,379,000 has been recovered from the strong-room of the Union liner, Niagara, which was mined off the New Zealand…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Scout Salvage Aluminium From Wrecked Plane
Blue Mountains district boy scouts on Saturday salvaged a large part of the aluminium from a wrecked plane at Narrow Neck, Megalong Valley. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Burma Road Reported Cut by Japanese Littered by Wrecked Lorries
BOMBAY, Tuesday. — It was announced to-day that the Japanese had temporarily succeeded in cutting the Burma Road north from Pegu…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Smashing Attack by R.a.a.f. Wrecks Enemy 'Planes on Rabaul 'Drome Raid by Japs on Islands Near Thursday Island
Bitter struggle for control of the skies and aerodromes in the New Guinea war theatre continues as the R.A.A.F., assisted by U.S. units,…
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LONDON, Sunday: The R.A.F. made a successful raid on enemy-held aerodrome at Mingaladon on Saturday morning, and destroyed 15 planes on…
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LONDON, Monday.—The captain Sunderland flying boat in the Atlantic spotted 56 members of a torpedoed steamer in…
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BRISBANE, Wednesday—After landing on the West. Australian coast, after Japanese pilots had scored direct hits on their ship, a party of almost 200…
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SYDNEY, Friday. — The Newcastle and Hunter River steamer Gwydir was to-day sold by auction for £1000, subject to the approval of the…
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BRISBANE, WednesdayâAfter landing on the West Australian [?] after Japanese pilots had scored direct hits on their ship, a party of [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Darwin Has Eleventh Air Raid Japanese Drop 35 Bombs Casualties Few Some Damage Reported Houses Wrecked
DARWIN, Friday.—Only minor damage in the residential part of the town was done in yesterday's raid. Seven enemy bombers,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →South Afriga's Sheep Provide Lifeboat Gloves for Shipwrecked Mariners
The skins of South African sheep are to-day helping to save the lives of shipwrecked British sailors. Sheepskin gloves, large and warm,…
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