Cargo Steamer Smashes U-boat Gibraltar, Monday. (A.P.P.)
A British cargo steamer the Sarra-stone, although crippled with boiler rouble, fought a brilliant action against a U-boat, which was left hove…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1941
48 stories in Riverina's papers · page 1 of 3
Flood Damage Important Bridge Wrecked Others Threatened Newcastle
Dalwood bridge, 15 miles from Maitland, has been wrecked and two other important low level stock bridges across the Hunter River are threatened by hundreds of tons…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Libyan Campaign Mussolini’s Ambitions Wrecked by British Strategy. (From Dept. of Information.)
The full of Bardin, though it dec[?] end the Libyan campaign, is a smashing blow at Mussoliniâs. dreams of control of the Mediter[?] and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →French Steamer Mendoza No Lifting of Blockade London, Wednesday (A.A.P.)
There is no question of lifting the blockade in favor of the French 8000 ton steamship Mendoza and four other French ships which have completed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wreck Bought
MELBOURNE, Monday: The wrecked inter-State liner Orungal, which cost £500,000 to construct, was bought for £1125 on Saturday from…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Orungal Wreck Sold Melbourne
The wrecked interstate liner, Orungal, which cost £500,000 to construct, was bought for £1125 yesterday from L[?]oyds, of London. The purchaser was "Wheian the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Italian's Home Wrecked Night Explosion Near Geelong Geelong
Detectives are investigating an explosion which wrecked portion of the borne of Carmini d[?] Rosato, aged 51 years. Italian potato grower, of Beech Forest, on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →French Steamer Mendoza Protest From Vichy London, Tuesday. (A.A.P.)
The Vichy Government has protested to Britain against the seizure of the French cargo vessel Mendoza In South American waters…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Unsinkable Lifeboat
An unsinkable lifeboat of the pontoon type, entirely covered and built of steel, has been successfully tested in Sweden, reports the Swedish International Press…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Ketch Fatality Survivors' Ordeal Melbourne
Driven ashore on a tiny island in Bass Strait on Sunday, January 26, during the terrific gales which swept the southern coast, the crayfishing ketch Tasman was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wrecked Plane Found Piloted by Australians Borten (Canada)
Royal Canadian Air Force planes have discovered a wrecked plane in the ice at Nottawasga River, it is believed to be the missing machine piloted…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wrecked Plane Two Australians in Wreckage Montreal, Thursday. (A.A.P.)
A plane which the Royal Canadian Air Force discovered wrecked on ice at Nottawasage River (Ontario) cannot be recovered at present owing to ice…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Catholic Bishop's Home Wrecked in Raid London, Saturday (A.A.P.)
Three bombs wrecked the home 01 j the Catholic Bishop of Portsmouth (the Most Rev. William Timothy Cotter), in a recent raid. The bodies…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wrecked Plane Found Man Killed in New Guinea Melbourne
Franklin Buchanan, who has been missing since last Thursday, when a commercial aeroplane he was flying disappeared between Salamaua and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Steamer Tows Abandoned Vessel LONDON, Monday. (A.A.P
A small Greathead steamer towed a 4000 ton vessel to port after it had been found abandoned arid drifting…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →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 was made yesterday by the Department…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Nazi Aerial Blitzkrieg Death Roll in Britain Population Not Nervous Wrecks London, Tuesday. (A.A.P.)
In the five months since Germany launched her aerial blitzkrieg on Britain, 23,171 people have been killed in air raids and 30,207 injured, badly…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →R.A.A.F. Aircraft Interference with Wreckage an Appeal to the Public
An urgent appeal to members of the public not to interfere with the wreckage of aircraft involved in accidents was made to-day by the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →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 was made on Monday by the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Shipwrecked Man Rescued on Ledge of Rock for Three Days Sydney
Shipwrecked without food or water since Wednesday night, Edward Morley, 62-year-old fisherman, was rescued to-day from a narrow ledge on sheer…
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