Territory Stories
Earl Shores
Details:
Title
Earl Shores,
Name
Earl Shores,
Also known as
Shores, Earl,
Collection
WWII Roll of Honour,
HistoryNT,
Second World War, 1939-1945,
Date
2021,
Occupation
Labourer,
Date of death
1942-02-19,
Place of death
Town wharf,
Biographical notes
Earl "Whitie" Shores was an American labourer on Darwin Wharf who lived on Fannie Bay Beach. He worked the Pinman Turntable on the right angle of the wharf.
The first bombs dropped during the Darwin raid landed in the water of Darwin Harbour. The second lot hit the right angle of the wharf, destroying a large section of the decking and severing access to the land. The explosion threw a locomotive and six railway trucks into the water, along with Shores and several other men, including Geoffrey Dangerfield, Ernie Hodges, and Francisco Chavez. All these wharf labourers were killed instantly.
According to the police probate documented on 9 August 1949, Shores died intestate with no widow or known next of kin.,
Notes
Metadata: Attribution International 4.0 (CC-BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 ,
Language
English,
Subject
Second World War, 1939-1945,
Bombing of Darwin,
Roll of Honour,
Northern Territory history,
Wharfies,
File type
image/tiff,
Use
No known copyright,
Copyright owner
Library & Archives NT,
Library & Archives NT,
License
https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/pubic-domain/pdm ,
Related links
https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=334209&S=9&R=0 [Darwin Raids - Casualty Lists and Enquiries] ,
https://hdl.handle.net/10070/27738 [PictureNT : PH0415/0004, Wharf, R. Black Collection] ,
https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=334209&S=9&R=0 [Darwin Raids - Casualty Lists and Enquiries] ,
https://hdl.handle.net/10070/27738 [PictureNT : PH0415/0004, Wharf, R. Black Collection] ,
Parent handle
https://hdl.handle.net/10070/839996 ,
Citation address
https://hdl.handle.net/10070/840455
Territory Stories
Earl Shores
Details:
Title
Earl Shores,
Name
Earl Shores,
Also known as
Shores, Earl,
Collection
WWII Roll of Honour,
HistoryNT,
Second World War, 1939-1945,
Date
2021,
Occupation
Labourer,
Date of death
1942-02-19,
Place of death
Town wharf,
Biographical notes
Earl "Whitie" Shores was an American labourer on Darwin Wharf who lived on Fannie Bay Beach. He worked the Pinman Turntable on the right angle of the wharf.
The first bombs dropped during the Darwin raid landed in the water of Darwin Harbour. The second lot hit the right angle of the wharf, destroying a large section of the decking and severing access to the land. The explosion threw a locomotive and six railway trucks into the water, along with Shores and several other men, including Geoffrey Dangerfield, Ernie Hodges, and Francisco Chavez. All these wharf labourers were killed instantly.
According to the police probate documented on 9 August 1949, Shores died intestate with no widow or known next of kin.,
Notes
Metadata: Attribution International 4.0 (CC-BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 ,
Language
English,
Subject
Second World War, 1939-1945,
Bombing of Darwin,
Roll of Honour,
Northern Territory history,
Wharfies,
File type
image/tiff,
Use
No known copyright,
Copyright owner
Library & Archives NT,
Library & Archives NT,
License
https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/pubic-domain/pdm ,
Related links
https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=334209&S=9&R=0 [Darwin Raids - Casualty Lists and Enquiries] ,
https://hdl.handle.net/10070/27738 [PictureNT : PH0415/0004, Wharf, R. Black Collection] ,
https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=334209&S=9&R=0 [Darwin Raids - Casualty Lists and Enquiries] ,
https://hdl.handle.net/10070/27738 [PictureNT : PH0415/0004, Wharf, R. Black Collection] ,
Parent handle
https://hdl.handle.net/10070/839996 ,
Citation address
https://hdl.handle.net/10070/840455