Four U-boats Sunk in North Sea R.A.F. ACTIVITY One Boat Rammed by Steamer LONDON
Four U-boats have been sunk in the last few days according to unofficial reports. Two were accounted for in the North Sea. one…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1940
130 stories in Riverina's papers · page 3 of 7
German Steamer Aground Oslo
The German steamer Orizaba, which tried to run the blockade from Vigo, went aground at Skiervo, on the north coast of Norway. The Orizaba was going to the West Indies at the outbreak of the war, and was believed to be carrying a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Rescued German Airmen Reward for Master of Steamer Copenhagen
The German legation has sent a loving cup to the non-Aryan, Captain Meyer, master of the steamer Feddy, together with £25 for the members of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Struck Mine British Steamer Sunk London
The s.s. Clan Morrison struck a mine in the North Sea and sank. The bridge was blown up and Chief Officer Powell, who was trapped in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →More Sinkings British Steamer Torpedoed Thirty-five Out of Thirty-nine Saved Attacker Believed Sunk London
Thirty-five of the crew of 39 of the British steamer Loch Maddy were rescued by a British warship after the steamer had been torpedoed by a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Escaped Death, Dragged Through Windscreen Aperture Spectacular Evening Wreck on Yanco Road Sedan's Remarkable Rebound
THE four occupants of a car, wrecked almost beyond repair when it left a bend on the Yanco road on Wednesday evening and struck a tree, had to be extracted through the space which had been occupied by the shattered front windscreen…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →French Steamer Sinks British Warship Rescues Some of Crew London
Four members of the crew were killed when the French steamer P.L.M. 25 sank in the North Sea on Tuesday after two explosions. A British warship…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Two Others Mined Norwegian Steamer Still London
The British steamer Albana was sunk off the Scottish coast by a mine. The captain and second officer perished. The remainder of the crew were landed…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →British Steamer Bombed Carrying 143 INDIANS Captain Killed 108 Missing London
The British Admiralty announces that German airmen bombed the steamer Domala. carrying 143 British Indians whom Germany had released,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Lost Airliner Wreckage Sighted Off Iran No News Op Occupants Calcutta
The wreckage of the Imperial Airways flying boat Hannibal was located from the air to-day, two miles east of Raselkuh. on the south coast of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Missing Air Liner Wreckage Not Found British Commander's Report London
The commander of the British airliner Horsha reports that the wreckage which was seen in the neighborhood of Ras el Kub was not that of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Plane Saves Steamer Mine in North Sea Machine Gun Fired Across Bows London
Seeing the steamer Adshiegam heading for a drifting mine in the North Sea, an Air Force coastal command plane circled and flashed a lamp…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wreckage Washed Ashore Amsterdam
The steamer Grotto, with a crew of 18, disappeared after its departure for London on Tuesday, wreckage bearing the name "Grotto" was found in the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Steamer Founders London
The British steamer Clan Stuart foundered in the Channel last night after colliding with an unknown vessel. All 75 members of the crew were…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sea War Steamer Sunk Struck by Mine Graf Spee Battle Casualties LONDON
The steamer Amor was sunk by a mine, but the crew of 20 was landed at an English port. A British warship landed at…
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The steamer Gardenia was sunk in the North Sea. The crew of 34 was picked up by a trawler and landed on the east coast A wireless operator…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coastal Steamer Sinks in Three Minutes Timely Rescue of Crew Sydney
The coastal steamer Idant, of 121 tons, sank after crashing into a breakwater at Camden Haven to-day as it was crossing the bar. A fishing boat…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The War. in Australia Sydney'e First Shot Norwegian Steamer Stopped By Passport Authorities SYDNEY
A shot was fired by the sentry battery gun across the bows of a Norwegian freighter as she cleared Sydney Heads this morning, and shore officials…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →British Steamer Bombed by Japanese Chief Engineer's Story Sydney
The crew of the British steamer Hsim Peking had a nerve-wracking experience when she berthed at a wharf at Kiutu just before Christmas…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Norway Protests British Destroyer's Action Shot Allegedly Fired at German Steamer LONDON
The Norwegian Foreign Office has instructed the legation in London to protest against a British destroyer's violation of territorial waters on…
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