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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1942

619 stories in Sydney's papers · page 2 of 31

Overseas Export Manifests New South Wales F.B.S. STEAMER. Sailed Sydney. Orient S.N. Co., Ltd., agents

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 19 January 1942 · page 3

Foley Bros., Ltd., 175 bxs butter Producers' Co-op. Dist. Scty., 175 bxs butter, 1483 cs cheese S Shippers, 125 crts cheese, 2237 crcs…

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6 Airmen Killed In Crash R.A.A.F. Machine Total Wreck Melbourne

The Sun · Monday 19 January 1942 · page 3

Six members of the R.A.A.F. were killed at a South Australian aerodrome on Saturday when a service aircraft in which they had been flying across country crashed during the take-off…

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A.I.F. Wreck Cafe In Brisbane Brawl

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 19 January 1942 · page 2

BRISBANE, Sunday.--Members of the A.I.F. wrecked the Central railway station cafe on Saturday night. Property valued at £100 was…

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Fire on Steamer

The Sun · Tuesday 20 January 1942 · page 3

Fire brigades are fighting a serious outbreak of fire in the coal-bunkers of a steamer in Sydney…

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Mercy Ship Runs Ashore Ankara

The Sun · Wednesday 21 January 1942 · page 2

The Turkish "mercy ship." Kurtulus, which has carried several cargoes of food to starving Greeks, has run ashore in the…

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Fire on Steamer

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 22 January 1942 · page 2

Last Tuesday a fire was discovered in a vessel lying in Sydney harbour. The fire started in about 1300 tons of coal which…

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Shipwrecked Men Asleep In Boat

Daily Mirror · Friday 23 January 1942 · page 7

LONDON.-- The story was told in London of the narrow escape of the crew of a British merchant ship which caught fire…

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A.I.F. Men To Pay For Wrecking Cafe

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 28 January 1942 · page 5

BRISBANE, Tuesday. -- Seven members of the A.I.F. were ordered to pay £45 restitution and each fined £5 in the Police Court today for wrecking…

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R.A.A.F. Helps Stop Rommel's Drive 8-Hour Pounding Wrecks Transport

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 29 January 1942 · page 3

LONDON, Wednesday. -- General Romel's drive north-east of Jedabya (160 miles south of Benghazi) has been halted by smashing Allied aerial attacks…

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Big Blasts To Wreck Goldfields Saboteurs' Blow at Rand Power Lines Out Of Action CAPETOWN

The Sun · Friday 30 January 1942 · page 4

Saboteurs have struck heavily in an attempt to cripple South Africa's rich gold-mining industry. Explosions during the night put out of…

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35,000 Japanese Die in Straits Battle Convoy Smashed; Wrecked Ships Strew Coast For Miles

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 30 January 1942 · page 1

Thousands of dead Japanese soldiers and sailors are being washed up along the shores of Macassar Strait, said the B.B.C. last night…

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British Regroup for Libyan Battle Bengazi Wrecked When Allies Withdraw To Stem Drive East LONDON

The Sun · Sunday 1 February 1942 · page 3

Though British forces are still withdrawing in Cyrenaica, they are now regrouping for the big battle which must be the outcome of General Rommel's thrust. Local actions have checked enemy penetration at some…

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Avalanches Wreck And Kill In The Alps LONDON

The Sun · Monday 2 February 1942 · page 1

Heavy snowstorms in the Alps have brought down the most disastrous avalanches for decades, killing 25 people. An avalanche at Passy Plateau…

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King's Stand Wrecks Govt

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 3 February 1942 · page 4

LONDON, Tuesday.--The resignation of the Egyptian Government yesterday is reported to have directly resulted from the negotiations which led to the…

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Plan Made To Wreck Mines

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 3 February 1942 · page 6

If the Japanese land in N.S.W. coal districts, experts will make the mines useless to the enemy, said the Minister…

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King's Stand Wrecks Govt

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 3 February 1942 · page 4

LONDON, Tuesday.--The resignation of the Egyptian Government yesterday is reported to have directly resulted from the negotiations which led to the…

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Plan Made To Wreck Mines

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 3 February 1942 · page 6

If the Japanese land in N.S.W. coal districts, experts will make the mines useless to the enemy, said the Minister…

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King's Stand Wrecks Govt

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 3 February 1942 · page 4

LONDON, Tuesday.--The resignation off the Egyptian Government yesterday is reported to have directly resulted from the negotiations which led to the…

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Plan Made To Wreck Mines

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 3 February 1942 · page 6

If the Japanese land in N.S.W. coal districts, experts will make the mines useless to the enemy, said the Minister…

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King's Stand Wrecks Govt

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 3 February 1942 · page 4

LONDON, Tuesday.--The resignation of the Egyptian Government yesterday is reported to have directly resulted from the negotiations which led to the…

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