Wreckage of Plane on Malayan Coast
MELBOURNE, Thursday:-- Reports to-day from the Air Board indicate that the R.A.A.F. plane with five men aboard which disappeared when on…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1941
57 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 2 of 3
Appeal to Public Interference With R.A.A.F. Wreckage
An urgent appeal to members of the public not to interfere with the wreckage of aircraft involved in accidents has been made by the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Shark Changed Crew's Plans to Swim Ashore
SOUTHPORT, Tuesday:--The appearance of a 14ft. shark caused the crew of the 45ft. fishing ketch Valiant to abandon their…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →"G."-men Seek U.S. SABOTEURS Sequel to Rail Wreck
NEW YORK (AAP), Monday.--Federal Bureau of Investigation agents to-day were seeking saboteurs responsible for the wrecking of a…
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LONDON, Wednesday:--In the first 18 months of the war British lifeboat crews rescued 3,518 lives, which is more than those saved in…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Shipwreck Recalled Death of Mr. L T. Parker
Mr. N. C. Hewitt writes: "The death occurred in Brisbane a few days ago of Mr. Leewin Thomas Parker (60), formerly of Ballina, and for many…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →British Steamer Torpedoed
HELSINKI. Saturday:-- It is officially stated the British steamer, Carolina Thorden (3645 tons) was torpedoed off the Faroe Island on March…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Humber Lifeboat Saved Hundreds of Seamen
LONDON.--Coxswain Robert Cross, stationed with the Humber lifeboat, was the first "Lifeboat V.C." of the war. Now this grizzled seaman, the…
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WASHINGTON, Saturday:--Federal authorities are investigating reports that pro-Axis elements are trying to induce seamen…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Worry Wrecked Her Nerves a Tired-out Colourless Girl
"I have a responsible position where I am employe, and business worries made my nerves a wreck," states Miss N.S., of Thornbury, Melbourne. "I got very…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bombs Wreck Home of Beau Nash
LONDON.—The University Students' Union hall and a new £16,000 gymnasium at Cardiff and the birthplace at Swansea of Beau Nash,…
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WASHINGTON, Tuesday:—A Navy report says that the coastguard rescued 39 survivors from the British steamer, Marconi, 270 miles south-east of…
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LONDON, Wednesday:-- May has been the quietest month for the lifebeat service since the war began. Boats were launched 50 times to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wreckage of Plane
WASAGA BEACH (Ontario), Tuesday (A.A.P.):—The wreckage of the plane that gashed into Georgian Bay last February, killing the Australians,…
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MONTREAL, Tuesday (AAP).—The wreckage of the 'plane that crashed into Georgica Bay (Ontario) last February, killing Australian Aircraftmen…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Another Irish Ferry Steamer Sunk by Bombs
LONDON, Monday (A.A.P.):-- Sixty-six suvivors of a crew of 45 and 44 passengers have been landed from the Saint Patrick…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Dutch Detain French Steamer
BATAVIA. Friday (AAP).—The French steamer Compeigne, en route from Marseilles to Saigon, was detained by a Dutch warship in the straits of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bombs Wreck British Embassy at Chungking
CHUNGKING, Monday (A.A.P.): The British Embassy at Chungking' was completely wrecked when two large-scale bombs made…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Yacht Ashore at Byron Bay
BYRON BAY, Wednesday.—In a strong northerly wind, an 18-ton yacht, which was moored to a buoy at Byron Bay jetty broke its…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Yacht Washed Ashore at Byron Bay
BYRON BAY, Wednesday:--In a strong northerly wind, an 18-ton yacht which was moored to a buoy at Byron Bay jetty broke its…
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