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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1939

5 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 18 July 1939 · page 2

COLOMBO.—Five of the crew were killed and 26 injured when an explosion suddenly shook the steamer Narkunda from stem to stern as she…

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 17 November 1939 · page 2

LONDON.—Nine men, including the skipper, were drowned when the steamer Woodtown was blown up by an explosion and sank within a…

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 24 November 1939 · page 1

It was stated officially in the House of Commons that fifteen German mines has been washed ashore on the British coast in the past fortnight…

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 1 December 1939 · page 2

LONDON.—The steamer Rubisaw. laden with cement, struck a mine off a south-east coastal port and went down within two minutes. Thirteen…

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 15 December 1939 · page 2

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…