French Fishermen Kill German Soldiers. Wreck Camp. London
French fishermen attacked a German camp at Berck killed 25 soldiers and destroyed six machine guns and a large quantity of ammunition…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shipwrecks & the sea
Shipwrecks & the sea, 1941
33 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 2 of 2
Two Spies Executed in England Landed From Seaplane Cot Ashore in Rubber Boat London
It is officially announced by the Home Office that two German secret service agents were executed at Wandsworth prison this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Steamer Ashore Near Tweed Heads Vessel in No Danger. Murwillumbah
At about four o'clock this afternoon a small iron vessel of about 600 tons, proceeding north, ran[?]in among the reefs which stretch north from Cudgen…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tobruk Heroes Win Military Honors Daring Plan Wrecks Enemy Post. London
An Australian, Lieut. William Horace Noyes won the Military Cross for a bold plan for seizing a post at Tobruk. His platoon defied a heavy artillery…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →R.A.F. "On the Spree" Berlin Got a Hammering New Heavy Bombs Wreck City Terrific Explosions and Great Fires London
"Our bombers got there and hit the city hard," said the Minister for Air, Sir Archibald Sinclair, referring to the Berlin raid last night. "It was a splendid attack. The Germans are fully aware that this is only the beginning…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SPITZBERGEN Mines, Oil Wells, Radio Wrecked by British Raiding Party. London
The Canadian raiding force wrecked the Spitzbergen coal mines, oil wells, fish curing factories and everything helpful to the German war effort…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bitter Battle for the City of Kiev Roads Cluttered Piles of Bodies Wrecked Tanks Invaders Held at Leningrad Easier at Odessa and Central Sectors Moscow Says 8500 Nazi Planes Destroyed London
The Russians have not yet admitted the German claims that Kiev. capital of the Ukraine, has fallen. The Russian communique says fighting is continuing fiercely at the gates of the city. The Germans, however, declare that the higher leaders…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Crashed Into Sea One Man Missing Pilot Officer Swam Ashore. Melbourne
A two-seater aircraft crashed into the sea near Wilson's Promontory during exercises to-day. Sergt. John Stuart Padman, 28, observer, of Balaclava,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →143 Missing Loss of Steamer. Tokio
It was revealed to-day that 143 passengers and crew are still missing as a result of the steamer Kshi Maru striking a mine…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tobruk a Warm Spot Many Wrecks In Harbor with Navy in Mediterranean Grafton Man's Experiences
"Tobruk is a warm spot. The harbor is full of sunken ships, and vessels entering the port have difficulty in avoiding the wrecks. At…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"Breathing Spell" U.S. Proposal to Japan Four-year-old Plan Revived May Be Wrecked Ry China's Opposition Washington
The United States to-day presented to the Japanese special envoy, Mr. Kurusu, and the Japanese Ambassador, Admiral Nomura, a plan for dealing with the Far Eastern crisis. The spokesman of the State Department said the document was based…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Launch Wrecked Two Brothers Found on Island. Newcastle
After a search of nearly 18 hours by 20 motor launches, two brothers, Keith and Cyril Kline, were discovered on Snapper Island to-day near the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Woodford Dale Request for River Steamer
At a meeting of the Woodford Dale branch of the P.P. Union last Monday it was decided to ask the Grafton Dairy Co., the Pioneer Dairy Co. (Ulmarra) and Foley Bros[?] Ltd…
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