Struck a Mine Dutch Steamer Sunk (By Wire) Sydney
A message from London states: —The Netherlands steamer, Meerkerk, 8000 tons, bound from Rotterdam to Australia, struck a mine near West…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1946
4 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers
Three Ausralians Die on Ketch Sole Survivor's Story Of Nightmare Voyage
With three Australian members of her crew dead and the sole surviver in the last stages of exhaustion, the 15-ton auxiliary ketch Nova, was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Unsinkable Lifeboat
A lifeboat that is claimed to be unsinkable, uncapeizeable and self emptying, has been invented by Mr. H. A. Gaskin, of London. A prototype has successfully passed stringent Board and Trade tests, and the American authorities have also subjected it to extensive tests. The craft…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Three Fishermen Rescued By Pilot Steamer (By Wire)
A man and two youths were rescued by the pilot steamer,, Captain Cook, yesterday, when their launch was in danger of being washed on to…
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