Luxury Schooner Still Aground Gladstone
The crew of the American luxury schooner Director II., which ran aground off Gladstone on Friday, are living in an unoccupied shop in…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1940
117 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 5 of 6
Little Hope for Salvaging of Luxury Schooner
GLADSTONE, Tuesday:—The crew of the American luxury schooner, Director II, which went aground off Gladstone on Friday, are living in…
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BRISBANE, Wednesday:—After an unsuccessful attempt to refloat the American schooner, Director 2nd, which went aground in Port Curtis on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Salvage From Wrecked Buildings Aids War Effort
LONDON, Tuesday:—London's wrecked buildings are yielding much salvage for the war effort. All [?]able bricks, timber and states are…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Schooner Wrecked Gladstone (Qld.)
The schooner Director II. rolled over last night after being pounded by a rough sea. It was completely covered at low water to-day…
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GLADSTONE, Friday:—The American schooner, Director [?]., rolled right over last night and, after being pounded by a rough sea, was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Lack of Charts Blamed for Wreck of U.s. Schooner
BRISBANE, Friday: "I[?] only we had had charts, this wreck would never have happened, because the captain was relying on a pilot's…
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The American schooner, Director II., which is aground on a reef in Port Curtis, is being battered by heavy seas following the strong…
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LONDON, Thursday:—The German Radio states that the Italians, when the captain refused to proceed to Italy, captured the Greek steamer…
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LONDON (By Air Mail):—"A young Australian was at our gun stripped to the waist, but he couldn't do anything. If he had…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →'Plane Wreckage Found Salt Lake City (Aap)
The wreckage of a United Air Lines 'plane with seven passengers and three members of the crew aboard which was missing in a snow storm, has been…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Forced Landing in Sea Airman Swims Ashore SYDNEY
Leading Aircraftsman Clive William Rice (26), who was having his last flight before graduating for a service flying training…
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AUCKLAND, Thursday:âA large quantity of wreckage washed ashore on the west coast of New Zealand has been inspected by experts, who state…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Life Light for Shipwrecked Floating Torch Shines for 15 Hours
Seamen all over the world realise the value, in an emergency, of a life- saving jacket. Now, as a further aid to rescue work at night, a jacket…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Wreckage of Turakina? Wreckage in N.Z. Wellington (N.z.)
A tin of biscuits which has been found on the Ninety-Mile Beach may provide a clue to the identity of the vessel whose battered wreckage had…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sos From German Steamer
NEW YORK, Thursday:— The Mackay Radio reported that it had picked up an SOS from the German steamer Orinoco (9660 tons),…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Pilot Swims Seven Miles Bomber Wrecked by Lightning
LONDON (By Air Mail):— The story of one of the most amazing escapes of the war was told recently by an R.A.F. pilot officer,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →R.a.a.f. Men Safe After Plane Wreck
TOWNSVILLE, Sunday:—An R.A.A.F. plane from the Air Force station at Townsville, which was reported missing on Friday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Body Recovered From Wrecked Mine-sweeper
MELBOURNE, Sunday:âOne body was recovered to-day from the wreck of the minesweeper, Goorangai, which sank last…
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SUVA, Tuesday:—A mysterious tragedy of the sea was disclosed by the discovery on Sunday of a small American sailing yacht,…
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