Suspicious Fire Canadian Steamer New York
Three firemen are missing as a result of a huge fire which destroyed a large pier owned by the South American and South African Steamship…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New England · Shipwrecks & the sea
Shipwrecks & the sea, 1942
36 stories in New England's papers · page 1 of 2
Steamer Torpedoed Near America 94 Lives Lost New York
The Canadian Press Association reports that a large steamship was torpedoed and sunk 100 miles off Nova Scotia within the [?] 36 hours and 94…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A.I.F. Prepares for Fight for Johore R.A.F. In Malaya Blocks Jap Roads With Wreckage SINGAPORE
The latest information from the front is an indication that "Bennett's Boys" are no longer thinking in terms of delaying actions, but at present are bent on holding up the Japanese in preparation…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Santa Claus is a Fireman With Toys from Blitz Wreckage for Boy and Girl Evacuees
Motor lorries will rattle out of London on Christmas Eve with a great freight of 2,000 toys for the children of women on war work…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Grim Memories Wreck of a Convict Ship Stories of Early Days
Even a casual study of Australia's extensive coastline stirs memories of many grim and dramatic shipping events that have…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Steamer Gwydir Still on Rocks. NEWCASTLE
It is now feared that the steamer Gwydir which was beached off Nortan Head early on Saturday morning following a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Steamer Sunk 750 Jewish Refugees Aboard ISTANBUL
The streamer Strouma carrying 720 Jewish refugees from Rumania sank to the north of the Bosphorus…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Pemmican in the Lifeboats Eskimos' Action Saves Shipwrecked Sailors
Eskimos and trappers of the Frozen North who ate their dried strips of caribou meat or pemmican, have passed on the idea of this highly…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sheep Provide Lifeboat Gloves Sequel to Boys Town"
(From a London Correspondent).. The skins of South African sheep are to-day helping to save the lives of shipwreeked British sailors…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tracy Rooney in Lont-waited for Shipwrecked Marines
Spencer Tracy and Mickey Rooney have had the unusual experience ol stepping back into roles that won them Academy awards, with Tracy…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Total Wreck British Destroyer LONDON
The Admiralty announces that the destroyer H.M.S. Havoc was totally wrecked off the Tunisian coast. One rating is dead but the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →South African Sheep Save Wrecked Sailors
The skins of South African sheep are to-ay helping to save the lives of shipwrecked British [?]ailors…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →British Destroyer Wrecked London
The Admiralty announces that the. destroyer H.M.S. Havoc was totally wrecked off the Tunisian, coast. One rating is dead. The remainder…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Refugee Ships Two Wrecked ISTANBUL
A large motor boat carrying, 236 Greek refugees from the Aegean Islands, including men, women and children, was wrecked during a storm,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Terrible Ordeal Refugees Shipwrecked Crowded on Island
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Continued on Trove, page 1 →Manly Steamer Damaged
Passengers on the Manly steamer "Barrenjoey" were ordered to don lifebelts on Monday morning last, when a heavy swell forced the steamer on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →R.A.F. Bombers Do Damage in Occupied France Aircraft Works Wrecked German Reprisals Bath Suffers Heavily London
The R.A.F. continued on almost non-stop offensive over Germany and German occupied territories last night and to-day. Rostock, on the Baltic, where Heinkel aircraft…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Shipwrecked Sailors New Device to Plug Leaks in Boats
Ship's crews and passengers cast away upon the high seas need no longer be kept constantly at work baling out with anything…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shipwrecked Sailors Have New Device to Repair Machine-gunned Lifeboats
Ship's crews and passengers cast away upon the high seas need no longer be kept constantly at work baling out with anything from empty…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Shipwreck Suit Is Latest Invention
A "shipwreck suit" is the latest British invention for saving seamen's lives. It is made of a bright yellow…
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