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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1945

368 stories in Sydney's papers · page 3 of 19

Dust Storm Wrecks Booligal Church

Catholic Weekly · Thursday 15 February 1945 · page 7

On Tuesday, January 30, in the worst dust-storm in the history of Western New South Wales, the little wooden Church of St. Michael at Booligal was blown off its foundations, and completely wrecked…

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First Royal Yacht a Paddle Steamer

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 16 February 1945 · page 3

On November 9, 1842, the first steam Royal yacht Victoria and Albert was laid down at Pembroke Dockyard, the birthday of…

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The Commercial Wreckers Are Here

The Sydney Jewish News · Friday 16 February 1945 · page 6

The Treasurer (Mr. Chifley) is now well armed with all the data possible concerning the Government’s banking policy to place…

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Cottages Wrecked

The Sun · Monday 19 February 1945 · page 1

LONDON, Monday.-- A Voomb, which fell near cottages in southern England recently, almost completely destroyed the…

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Cottages Wrecked by V-bomb

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 19 February 1945 · page 1

LONDON, Feb. 18 (A.A.P.).—A V-bomb which fell in a park in southern England recently wrecked a number of cottages. Four occupants were…

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Woman's Death in Surf Remains Washed Ashore

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 February 1945 · page 4

Human remains found on the beach at Austinmer at dusk yesterday are believed to be those of Miss,Judith Margaret Phibbs,…

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U.S. Marines Cross Jap Island Base Airfield Taken: Tanks Ashore

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 21 February 1945 · page 1

NEW YORK, Tuesday.--U.S. Marines on [?]wo Jima today drove across the southern tip of the island and isolated Mt. Suribachi, one of the main Japanese…

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Wreckage Litters the Beaches

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 February 1945 · page 1

IWO JIMA, Wednesday.—Yesterday, in a rain squall, I went to see the beaches. It was a pitiable sight to see long rows…

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Buying corsets "on spec" wrecks market

The Sun · Sunday 25 February 1945 · page 10

IF women would stop hurried "over-the-counter" buying of corsets supplies would be sufficient for every woman to have one well-fitting garment a year, the proprietress of a city corset salon said yesterday…

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Former German Steamer. Now Owned In Spain

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 26 February 1945 · page 3

A Spanish crew recently arrived at Las Palmas to man the former German steamer Corrientes, one of several German…

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Iwo Jima Beachheads Strewn with Wreckage

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 26 February 1945 · page 2

NEW YORK, Sunday.--Wreckage of shattered landing craft and vehicles and the broken bodies of Americans clog beaches on Iwo Jima, wounded Marines report…

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German Station Wrecked

The Sun · Thursday 1 March 1945 · page 3

"Busted:" This is what happend when a small railway station--Soltau, north of Hanover--was attacked from the air during last week's great 8000-plane raid on Germany's communications. Hundreds of other vital…

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'Wrecked' Ship In Aust. Port

Daily Mirror · Thursday 1 March 1945 · page 14

A British freighter which was reduced to little more than a hulk by enemy air attacks at Malta four years ago, has…

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'Wrecked' Skip In Aust. Port

Daily Mirror · Thursday 1 March 1945 · page 14

A British freighter which was reduced to little more than a hulk by enemy air attacks at Malta four years ago, has…

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"Wrecked' ship In Aust. Port

Daily Mirror · Thursday 1 March 1945 · page 14

A British freighter which was reduced to little more than a hulk by enemy air attacks at Malta four years ago, has…

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'Wrecked' Ship In Aust. Port

Daily Mirror · Thursday 1 March 1945 · page 14

A British freighter which was reduced to little more than a hulk by enemy air attacks at Malta four years ago, has…

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'Wrecked' Ship In Aust. Port

Daily Mirror · Thursday 1 March 1945 · page 14

A British freighter which was reduced to little more than a hulk by enemy air attacks at Malta four years ago, has…

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'Wrecked' Skip In Aust. Port

Daily Mirror · Thursday 1 March 1945 · page 14

A British freighter which was reduced to little more than a hulk by enemy air attacks at Malta four years ago, has…

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'Wrecked' Ship In Aust. Port

Daily Mirror · Thursday 1 March 1945 · page 14

A British freighter which was reduced to little more than a hulk by enemy air attacks at Malta four years ago, has…

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Commonwealth Export Manifest New South Wales. Steamer. Sailed Sydney. Blue Star Line (Aust.) Pty. Ltd., Agents

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 7 March 1945 · page 2

S Shippers, 11,947 bgs flour, 900 crtns meats, 6150 cs honey (Complete.) MOTOR VESSEL…

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