No Warning Given British Steamer Sunk London, October 31
Another British Steamer, the Cairnmona (4666 tons), has been sunk without warning. Forty-one members of the crew were landed…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1939
115 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 6 of 6
Wreckage Found Washed Up On Iceland Coast REIKJAVIK (Iceland), Nov. 2
The wreckage of two lifeboats, with the name Hamburg painted over the name Posiedon, were washed up on the west coast of Iceland and may…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Shed Wrecked Whirlwind Damage At Muswellbrook MUSWELLBROOK
Temperatures soared in the Upper Hunter yesterday, 94 degrees at Muswellbrook being the highest reading for early summer for years…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Nine Men Drowned When Steamer Blows Up. London, Nov. 15
Nine men, including the skipper, were drowned when the steamer, Woodtown, was blown up by an explosion and sank within a minute, leaving only a black column of smoke. Thirteen were aboard, and the survivors were picked up by a coastal…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →German Mine Warfare Will Increase Answer To Allied Greek Steamer Sunk London, November 23
It is officially stated in Berlin, according to Dutch reports, that Germany will meet with unrestricted mine warfare the British decision to seize German exports on the high seas as a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →22 Lost in Wreck Piot Ship Aground In Storm LONDON, Nov. 26
Twenty-two were drowned, or missing, including the captain and the majority of apprentices, when the Liverpool No. 1 pilot boat was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →German Warship Seizes Danish Steamer
A German warship seized the Danish steamer Cyril while it was awaiting a pilot ouside Stockholm. The Cyril was carrying a cargo of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ship May Become Total Wreck Crew Landed Safely
The cargo steamer Walkoualti, of 3926 tons, struck the rocks of Dog Island, near The Bluff (N.Z.) on Tuesday night, and is still hard and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Steamer Missing London, December 4
The British steamer Huntsman, of 8196 tons, is missing, and presumably is lost. The Danish vessel Ovetoft has been mined and sunk in the North…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Cycle Wrecked Rider's Lucky Escape
Although his motor cycle and sidecar were completely wrecked when it left the road on the Newcastle side of Four Mile Creek this morning, the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Stop Press Steamer Sunk London. Dec. 7
The steamer Britta was sunk by a mine or torpedoed on the west coast last night. Six members of the crew are injured and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Shipwrecked Twice Victims of Moat Attack LONDON, Dec. 8
After having been shipwrecked twice within a few hours, survivers of the Dutch motorship, Tajandoen (8159 tons), which was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →550 Drowned in Steamer Disaster TOKIO, Dec. 14
According to the latest report 550 persons were drowned in the Indigirka disaster and 402 were rescued…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Graf Spee's Crew Seeks Safety In Argentine Shipwrecked Mariners? Battleship Scuttled by Hitler's Orders Battleship Scuttled by London, December 18
The entire crew of the German pocket battleship, Graf Spee, which was scuttled near the entrance to Montevideo harbour yesterday, are on their way to Buenos Aires, the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Nazi Steamer Shelled London, December 19
A submarine, believed to be a Russian, fired three shells at the German steamer Pillan, of 1308 tons, without registering a hit, says a message from…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Heavy Rain in New Zealand Houses Wrecked by Landslides
Exceptionally heavy rain in Wellington (N.Z.) has caused considerable damage in the suburbs. At least three houses on the hillsides were…
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