Sea Warfare Swedish Steamer Mined London
A Swedish report to-day announced the loss of a 3.000 tons steamer which truck a mine between Sweden and the Danish Island of Sjaeland. The…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1940
77 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 3 of 4
Steamer Aground Holed On Rock NEWCASTLE
A low tide this morning revealed that the North Coast steamer which went aground on Nobby's Beach last night had been holed through, striking a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cameron Attacked Wrecking War Effort Say Labor Members Canberra, This Afternoon
(After an all-night stormy sitting in the House of Representatives, the bill authorising the agreement with Consolidated Industries, Ltd., for the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Americans in Europe Steamer Departs For Galway LONDON
The United State liner, President Roosevelt yesterday left Galway with 900 American passengers aboard The President Roosevelt was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Ferry Steamer Amok. Crashed Into Manly Pool. SYDNEY
People standing on the ferry wharf at Manly yesterday escaped injury when the steamer Dee Why crashed through the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Italian Steamer Intercepted London
It is reported that the Italian liner, Vulcania, with a number of Italians from North Africa on board has been intercepted by a British warship and escorted to Gibraltar. . Italians on board the Vulcania were being repatriated fiom the port…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Ashore in Pacific American Cargo Ship BRISBANE, This Afternoon
A United States, cargo ship of 3500 tons, from Sam Fransisco, ran ashore on a Pacific island yesterday. At high tide last night there was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Niagara's Cat Floats Ashore on Wreckage AUCKLAND
Wreckage of the R.M.S. Niagara which was mined in the Tasman Sea is coming ashore on New Zealand North Island Beaches…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Latest French Battleship Now a Wreck LONDON
It is authoritatively stated that operations are being continued to prevent important units of the French Fled from falling into enemy hands…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bombs Sink Irish Steamer Dublin
The Irish steamer. City of Limerick (4,800 tons) has been sunk by air attack in the Atlantic. Two members of the crew were last…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Toll of the Road Accidents Still Wrecking Homes
In three days last week seven children were rendered fatherless because of road accidents. Hew we have painful corrsboration of the fact that…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Accidents Still Wrecking Homes
In three days last week seven children were rendered fatherless because of road accidents. Here we have painful corroboration of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Copper for Russia Steamer Certified San Francisco
The Russian cargo steamer. Jym, is reported to be loading 4,000 tons to copper, the cargo which the steamer Wildwood. recently brought…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →German Submarine. Steamer Falls Victim. LONDON. August 11
It is reported that the [?] [?] (4000) tons has been [?] by a German submarine. The crew of 30 was saved…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Steamer Sunk Ratings Feared Lost LONDON
The steamer Milibreeze sank off the west coast of Scotland after a series of violent explosions which see her ablaze from stem to stern…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE R.A.F. Railways Wrecked in Berlin Raid London
Reports from New York say that at least two of the main railway lines in Berlin are closed owing to damage done during the latest…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE R.A.F. Berlin Admits More Raids Munition Dumps Wrecked London
Berlin had another air raid alarm this morning. lasting an hair and a half. No official report of the raid has yet been made…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Another German Outrage British Steamer Torpedoed Women and Children Drowned Cold-blooded Mass Murder London
When a British steamer carrying passengers from England to Canada was torpedoed by a German submarine 300 people lost their lives in the mountainous seas which were running at the time. The dead included 83 children who were on their way to Canada…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Double Decker and Van. 17 Miraculously Escape. Wreckage in Collision. SYDNEY
A motor van broke its axle and careered wildly down Pittwater Road, Collaroy, to-day, and collided with a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dramatic Finding of Laden Lifeboat From Torpedoed Evacuee Ship City of Benares R.a.f. Continues to Blast German Capital Another Good Toll of German Bombers and Fighters Position in East Causes America Concern
In dramatic circumstances a lifeboat containing 46 persons, including six children, has been discovered by an R.A.A.F. flying boat in mid-Atlantic. It was from the torpedoed evacuee ship City of Benares. All…
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