Treasure From Dutch Wreck
Starch for the ancient coins reported to have been found near the Murchison River, Western Australia, by an aboriginal, now hinges on the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Shipwrecks & the sea
Shipwrecks & the sea, 1939
17 stories in North West (Tamworth to Moree)'s papers
Wrecked Trawler Crew Attact' Attention Brisbane
William Robert Lee (38), was drowned, and eight other men narrowly escaped death when the former mine sweeper "Atlantic," now a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Five Killed In Steamer Explosion. Narkunda Races to Port. Ships Hold Blown Out. Twenty-six of Crew Injured. Colombo
Five of the crew were killed and 26 injured when an explosion suddenly shook the steamer, "Narkunda," from stem to stern as she berthed at Colombo to-day, after racing into port with fire in number six hold…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →TROTSKYISTS "Will Wreck Register" SYDNEY
Yesterday members of the Revolutionary Workers' Party, a Trotskyist organisation, claimed they had sent in thousands of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Late Wires Dutch Steamer Sunk LONDON
The Dutch steamer Binnendijk, bound from New York to Amsterdam was sunk in the English Channel. A lifeboat took off 41 members…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Steamer Safe New York
The steamer [?]roquios, which the Germans reported the British would torpedo, was sighted off the South shore of Long Island, accompanied…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Steamer Iroquois. Sighted Off Long Island. New York
The steamer Iroquois, which the Germans reported the British would torpedo, was sighted off the south shore of Long Island accompanied by an escort…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →British Steamer Bronte. Sunk in Atlantic. London
The Admiralty announces that the steamer Bronte was sunk in the Atlantic by a submarine several days ago, but the crew and passengers were…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →British Steamer Coulmore. No Track of Ship. Washington
Following the sending out of S.O.S. message by the British ship Coulmore north of Bermuda, a coastguard cutter reached the position given but failed to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Greek Steamer Sunk. Crew Rescued. London
All the 26 members of the crew of the Greek steamer which was sunk in the English Channel as the result of two explosions, have been rescued…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Attempt on Hitler's Life Reported. Beer Garden Wrecked. LONDON
What is presumed to have been an attempt on Hitler's life occurred in a Munich Beer Hall when, shortly after he had departed, there was a violent explosion, resulting in six persons being killed. The police,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Steamer Blown Up. Nine Men Drowned. London
Nine men. including the skipper, were drowned when the steamer Woodtown was blown up by an explosion and sank within a minute, leaving…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Struck a Mine. Steamer Rubislaw Sinks. London
The seamer Rubislaw, laden with cement, struck a mine off a southeast coastal port and went down within two minutes…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Danish Steamer Sunk. LONDON
The Danish steamer Oveloft was mined and sunk in the North Sea. Six of the crew are missing…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →British Steamer Missing. LONDON
The British steamer Huntsman. of 8196 tons is missing. It is presumed that she is lost…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Russian Steamer Sunk. OVER 700 Dead. New York
It is feared that over 700, including women and children, lost their lives as a result of the sinking of the Russian steamer Indigirka off…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →German Planes Attack Trawlers. British Steamer Sunk. London
The Admiralty announce that the British steamer City of Kobe (4373 tons) was sunk in the North Sea, it is believed by a torpedo. Five British…
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