Wannon Wrecked Holyman Line Loss
The freighter Wannon, owned by W. Holyman & Sons Pty., Ltd., has become a total loss in Ulverstone Harbour, Tasmania. The…
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522 stories in Sydney's papers · page 10 of 27
Wrecked Freighter. Abandoned to Underwriters. HOBART, Friday.d
The freighter which struck a rock, and sank at the entrance to the Leven Rnrr last night was declared a total wreck to-day and abandoned to the underwriters…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Gelignite Ignited. Explosion Wrecks Laundry. NEWCASTLE
A terrific explosion to-day wrecked the laundry of the house occupied by W. E. Jones, in Thomas Street, Cardiff. The rear section of the house was damaged and the windows in…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Nazi Air Base Wrecked Seaplanes Are Sunk LONDON
Determined that the German air force shall not establish a base at Stavanger (south-east Norway), British fliers to-day further wrecked the already damaged aerodrome and sank two…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Laundry Explosion Spreads Wreckage
NEWCASTLE, Monday.--An explosion wrecked a washhouse and part of a residence in Thomas Street. Cardiff, today, and concussion from the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Eight Dead in Lifeboat Torpedoed Crew's Grim Ordeal LONDON
Horrible sufferings of the crew of the steamer Stancliffe were revealed when a battered ship's lifeboat was sweet up on the rockbound Shetland…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Export Manifests Sydney Amended. R.P. Java-aust, Line Steamer. Sailed Sydney
Royal Packet Nav. Co., Ltd., agents. A.T. & S.A., 1 cs stationery. S Shippers, 20 bgs semolina, 3773 bgs flour (91 tons), 7 brass tubes, 2 cs…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Steamer Torpedoed London
The British steamer, Swainby, 4935 tons, was torpedoed oft the North Scottish coast last night. The crew has landed…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wrecked Freighter Refloated. Hobart
The Holyman freighter, Wannon, which foundered after having struck a reef at the entrance to the Leven River, at Ulverstone, on April 11, was refloated to-day. An effort…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Curtin Attacks Rebels Accuses Lang, Beasley of Wrecking Labor Canberra
Federal Labor members do not believe the party's election prospects have been seriously jeopardised by the formation of a breakaway group by the former New South Wales Opposition Leader…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Pantoon's Puncture Pained Punters Reversal a Wrecker Zonda's Zoom Caps Coup
MELBOURNE, Saturday.—Pantoon shocked punters to silence at Moonee Valley to-day. He failed to finish in the first five in the Essendon Handicap of 10 furlongs, and never at any stage of the race did…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Body Washed Ashore
The body of Archibald John Hodgson, 28, of Jewish Point, one of three men who were drowned when they were washed off the rocks at National Park on April 14, was found on…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Steamer's "Shave" at Bridge
A steamer had a close shave under the Harbor Bridge yesterday afternoon. After her masts had been…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire on Steamer
A fire broke out on Monday evening on a Greek tramp steamer now anchored in Snails Bay discharging timber into lighters. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Nazis Fire On Italian Steamer LONDON
German planes machine-gunned and dropped mines around an Italian steamer off the south-east English coast…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Overseas Export Manifests From Interstate Ports Victoria K.P.M. STEAMER. Sailed Melbourne. John Sanderson & Co., agents
Austral Canning Co., 80 cs t[?]d butter. [?]cRoberson, Ltd., 2 pkgs confectionery. Nestles Milk Co., Ltd., 2 cs cheese. L. H. Smart, 20 cs apples…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →3000 Nazi Dead Washed Ashore Havoc Among Transports Allies Sink 26 In A Fortnight Invasion Cost London
Three thousand dead Germans have been washed up on the east shore of Oslo Fiord. This is the answer to German claims that…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Overseas Export Manifests From Interstate Ports Queensland. K.P.M. STEAMER. Sailed Brisbane. Dalgety & Co., Ltd.. agents
Committee of Direction, 501 cs apples. Lawfords Fruit Exchange, 50 cs apples. Young & Co., 50 cs apples. Sundry Shippers, [?]9 cs apples, 238 cs apples,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Australiana Old Steamer
"J.B." is wrong in saying that the Queensland Government steamer Otter was ever a gunboat. She is a steamer, over 55 years old, worked by…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Constable Found Unconscious. Wrecked Cycle Nearby
Constable William Addison, 40, was found unconscious near his wrecked motor cycle on the Kingsway, Caringbah, lost night. The St. George Ambulance took him to the…
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