Women Passengers Taken Off Stranded Steamer. Miami
Several hundred women were taken oft the liner Manhattan by lifeboats and then transferred to a cutter. The liner, which ran aground yesterday, is…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1941
33 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 1 of 2
Tasman Steamer to Become Hospital Ship. Sydney
The Tasman liner, Maunganui, 7527 tons, has been taken over by the New Zealand Government for conversion to a hospital ship. The Government is…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Four Bodies In Wrecked Plane Discovery in Victoria. Melbourne
The wreckage' of an Avro Anson plane containing the bodies of four men in "R.A.A.F.! uniform hear Mount Torbeck, 15 miles south of Eildon Werr,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mine Ashore on New Zealand Coast. Wellington (N.z.)
A mine has been washed ashore in Hauraki Gulf, Auckland. Fishermen have been warned by naval authorities to keep a look out for others…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wreck of Maianbar Being Demolished
The remains of the steamer Maianbar, which was wrecked on Nobby's Beach, may be removed in about three weeks, says the Newcastle "Herald."…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Steamer Ashore At Manning Heads
A sensation was caused at Harrington last Wednesday afternoon, when a steamer trading to the Manning River got out of control while…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Genoa Blasted by British Warships 300 Tons Of Shells Wreck Power and Other Plants Shipyards, Oil Refinery Hammered. London
British warships, supported by naval aircraft, at dawn to-day shelled and bombed important Italian bases in the Gulf of Genoa, causing…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Burma Road All Bridges Wrecked China Indomitable Considering Longer Routes New York
The "New York Times" Shanghai correspondent states that Japanese bombers effectively wrecked all the Burma road bridges across the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Air Smashes Don't Remove Wreckage Appeal to Public
An urgent appeal to members of the public not to interfere with the wreckage of aircraft involved in accidents has been made by the Department of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Air Force Wreckage
The Department of Air has made an urgent appeal to members of the public not to interfere in any way with wreckage of aircraft involved…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Steamer Damaged
A Ballina message states that after crossing the Richmond River bar a steamer sheered on a heavy swell and struck the north wall. The force of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Planes Collide In Training Flight Crews Unhurt, Machine Wrecked. Sydney
A remarkable escape from death was experienced by four Air Force personnel, two instructors and two trainee pilots, when two Tiger Moth training…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Dutch Steamer Victim of Pacific Raider? New York
A broadcast from Tokio heard here to-day, gave a press report that the Netherlands East Indies steamer, Rantaupandjang, had been sunk by a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Engine Wrecked When Bridge Collapsed Driver and Fireman Killed. Brisbane
Steam from a wrecked engine prevented rescuers from going to the assistance of two men who died to-day when their train was wrecked…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Pilot Unhurt But Plane Wrecked. Melbourne
Leading Aircraftman. J. W. Gribble parachuted to safety when, a R.A.A.F plane he was flying, solo crashed 200 yards from the main road, at Research,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Plane Wreckage Found in Canada. Montreal
Wreckage of a plane that crashed into Georgica Bay (Ontario) last February, killing the Australian Aircraftmen Ross and Arthur, has been located near this…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Two Drowned When Fishing Boat Capsized Third Man Swam Ashore. Brisbane
Two men were drowned and a third escaped by swimming ashore when the dinghy from which they were fishing capsized last night off Short Island…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Yacht Washed Ashore
An 18-ton yacht which was moored to a buoy at the Byron Bay jetty, broke its moorings and was washed ashore. An unsuccessful attempt was made to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tyalgum Wreck
Only the shell of the steamer Tyalgum, which went aground at the mouth of the Tweed River in 1939, will be left lying on the beach at Point Danger…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →French Seaman Stabbed to Death on Steamer. Sydney
A French seaman, Emanuel Dasreville. 53, was stabbed to death aboard an overseas freighter in Sydney harbor. Another French sailor was arrested…
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