Pacifists' Meetings Wrecked in N.Z, Wellington (N.z.)
Led in most instances by soldiers, crowds of men and women wrecked meetings being conducted by pacifists at Stratford and Hamilton yesterday…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1940
117 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 1 of 6
Missed British Steamer with 40 Bombs
LONDON, Wednesday:—Two German bombers on the East Coast yesterday missed the steamer Northwood (1,146 tons) with 40…
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It was reported from Copenhagen that a trawler rescued 62 members of the crew of the German steamer Bahia Blanka, which sank north-east…
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A mine sank the steamer Fredville in the North Sea on Thursday. The Swedish steamer, May, sailing under the Panama flag, landed five…
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AUCKLAND: During a gale a large yacht was wrecked at Matakana Island, near Tauranga, and four were drowned…
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The liner Murkur went ashore off the Northern Territory coast early to-day. Advice to this effect was received by the owners. Burns…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →U-boat Sinks Dutch Steamer Indignation In Holland AMSTERDAM
A U-boat, after its crew had boarded the ship in the Bay of Biscay and examined the cargo, torpedoed and sank the Dutch steamer Orendskerk…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Four Members of One Family Die Boat Wrecked in Victoria MELBOURNE
Four members of a family lost their lives when a boat was smashed to pieces by a big sea on the treacherous…
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MELBOURNE, Tuesday:—A man, his wife and two young' sons were drowned to-day when their yacht was wrecked on a sand bar near…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Attempt to Wreck Caneite Machine Believed Act of Sabotage
SYDNEY, Wednesday:—The Criminal Investigation Branch was notified to-day that the Government would pay a reward of…
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Four members of the crew are missing from the steamer Josephine Charlotte which was mined and sunk off the south-east coast…
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GIBBSTOWN (Pennsylvania), Wednesday:—Two persons were killed and five injured when an explosion of 6,000 pounds of…
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MELBOURNE: Four members of a family lost their lives when a boat was smashed to pieces by a big sea on the treacherous sandbar at the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mainmast of U.K. Steamer Breaks During Unloading Sydney
The main mast of a British freighter collapsed while the vessel was in Sydney Harbour early to-day. No member of the crew was hurt, but wreckage…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Hangar Wrecked Storm Damage at Grafton Yesterday Grafton
A terrific wind, hail and rain storm struck Grafton at 3.30 p.m. to-day, causing extensive damage to buildings, uprooting trees and strewing the…
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DARWIN, Thursday:—While undertaking a 325 miles flight from Darwin to the Roper River police station yesterday, the…
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MELBOURNE, Thursday:—The lucky appearance of a picnic steamer saved two crashed airmen from drowning this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Praise for Life-boat Service
LONDON, Thursday:—The Admiralty has congratulated the life-boat service for its exemplary courage, endurance and selflessness in rescuing…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Graf Spee Anti-climax: Supply Vessel Captured: Prisoners Released Nazi "Hell Ship"run Ashore Day And Night —Hunt Ends In Naval Victory For Britain LONDON
HUNTED by the British Navy day and night since the scuttling of the Graf Spee, the infamous Nazi "Hell Ship," Altmarck, was forced…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Hotel in Toronto Wrecked by Soldiers
TORONTO, Tuesday: — Marching four abreast, 120 uniformed soldiers invaded the Riviera Hotel and wrecked the entire lower floor. A Union…
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