U.S. Steamer Torpedoed 24 of Crew Missing Washington
An American ship has been torpedoed. She was the former Danish ship Sessa (1700 tons), which was…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1941
49 stories in New England's papers · page 3 of 3
Canadian Troops at Spitzbergen Wreck Vital War Plant LONDON
A Canadian raiding force wrecked Spitzbergen coal mines, oil wells, lishcuring factories and everything useful to the German war effort…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Soldier Overboard Sydney Ferry Steamer SYDNEY
The police have failed to locate the body of a soldier who fell from a ferry boat in the Harbour last night. The coat which the soldier had placed…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Man Believed Washed Off Patrol Ketch Craft Badly Battered off Port Stephens SYDNEY
Police are awaiting the arrival in Sydney of the ketch to learn details of a reported drowning. The volunteer coastal patrol ketch…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Christian Churches Unite Over the Wreckage of 3000 Places of Worship
Movements of Britain's population will be taken into account before decisions are finally made to build again the churches bombed by Nazi…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wrecked Plane in Sea Found No Trace of Observer MELBOURNE
Rescue parties yesterday found the plane which crashed into the sea off Wilson's Promontory on Monday. They were unable to locate the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Rafts Washed Ashore New York
An agency report to-day declares that several rafts have been washed ashore at Pe[?]ombuca. They were identified as belonging to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Less of Steamer Japanese Blame Russian Mine TOKIO
The sinking of the Japanese steamer Kehi Maru is attributed to Russia's failure to take remedial measures to remove mines…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wrecked Enemy Aircraft Litter Libyan 'Dromes London
Heavy rains and muddy ground again considerably slowed down both sides in Libya yesterday. Owing to the flooded ground the enemy was obliged to turn back from its original destination,…
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