Wrecked Ship Salvaged by "Landlubbers" Patched by Garage Staff —By Air Mail.) LONDON, April 6
A ship given up by experts as a total loss has been salvaged, mostly by "landlubbers" who had never been to sea. This week…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1940
99 stories in New England's papers · page 3 of 5
One U-boat Loss Confirmed! Diver Finds Wreck at Great Depth PARIS
The French official evening communique states: "It was a quiet day on the whole. "A diver found, at a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →EXPLOSION Youth Killed Building Wrecked Sydney
Albert Yik (18), of Haymarket, was killed instantly and William Kee. injured when an explosion occurred in premises occupied by…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →R.A.F. RAIDS Sylt Base Again Attacked 20 Nazi Machines Wrecked at Slavanger
During a raid on Westerland aerodrome (Sylt Island), in which two German patrol vessels were sunk, Royal…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Steamer Aground Mishap at Nobby's SYDNEY
A small steamer went aground at Nobby's, near Newcastle, yesterday afternoon. The vessel was being towed to Sydney at the time…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Steamer Aground No Great Damage SYDNEY
A small coastal steamer went aground at Nobb[?] near Newcastle yesterday afternoon. The vessel was being [?]owed to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Nazi Sabotage Plot in America Wreckers Trained in Berlin
America's G[?]men have uncovered a nation-wide plot by Nails to sabotage all armaments ordered by the Allies…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Steamer Overturns Seamen Drowned Cattle Cargo Lost AUCKLAND
Three members of the crew, all Maoris are believed to have been drowned when the Wanga[?] River steamer Dhura overturned in the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Italian Steamer Sunk LONDON
The Italian steamer "Foscolo" was sunk by bomb[?] off the Dutch coast this afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Threat to Wreck Communist Party Rooms SYDNEY
Following the arrest of a militiaman at the Sydney Communist demonstration in the Domain yesterday, hundreds of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →U.S.A. STEAMER Stopped By Submarine WASHINGTON
The State Department announced that the liner Washington, which was carrying 1000 American refugees from Europe was halted by an unidentified…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Shops Damaged in Sydney Wreckers Not Known SYDNEY
Last night windows in six Italianowned shops in Sydney and suburbs were broken by some unknown persons…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Ran Ashore Cargo Ship on Pacific Island SYDNEY
A message from Brisbane states that a United States cargo ship of 3500 tons from San Francisco ran ashore on a Pacific island yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cargo Ship Ashore Mishap to U.S.A. Vessel On Pacific Coast SYDNEY
A message from Brisbane slates that the United States cargo ship of 3500 tons from San Francisco ran ashore on a Pacific Island yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →300 Frenchmen Lost When Nazis Torpedo Repatriation Ship Steamer's Nationality Shown Clearly Gunfire Answers Attempts to Signal Name London
The First Lord of the Admiralty (Mr. Alexander) announced in the House of Commons that a German motor beat fast night torpedoed the French ship Meknes (6127 tons), which was repatriating French…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Advisory Panels Delay Wrecks Conference Chances MELBOURNE
The Federal Government proposes abandoning the plan for a conference of Federal Unions for the creation of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Eire Steamer Damaged Attacked By German Bomber LONDON
The Government of Eire announced that a German bomber attacked and damaged the steamer K[?]rryhead near the entrance to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Chilean Steamer Sunk Sixty-six Drowned VALPARAISO
The Chilean steamer Moraleda was sunk north of Faraway Island in the Straits of Magellan Sixty-six were drowned and only…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Burning Our Idols Men Must Turn Hearts and Minds To God's Service Satanic Influences Have Wrecked Nations
God lives and works on earth in those who do His will. It is a matter of action not profession. God seems to have limited his…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Shattering Blows by R.A.F. Reduce Oil Refineries to Wreckage London
Royal Air Force bomber pilots, participating in last night's raids on oil refineries on the bank of the Gironde estuary, near Bordeaux, witnessed an extraordinary scene of destruction…
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