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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1941

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Spill at Military Gymkhana — Mine Washed Ashore Near Auckland — Review at Wallgrove Camp

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 February 1941 · page 12

Spectacular horse events were the highlight of the 9th Infantry Brigade, Second Division, gymkhana and sports meeting at the brigade camp at Ingleburn yesterday. Driver P. Slatter had this spill down the sand embankment in the mounted obstacle race. He remounted and came second in the heat. The shell of a mine being loaded on to a truck after it had been…

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New South Wales Export Manifests Sydney Amended. Australian Oreintal Steamer Sailed Sydney

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 10 February 1941 · page 3

G. S. Yuill & Co. Pty., Ltd. agents. S Shippers, 50 bxs butter Prod. Co-op.: Dist. Scty., Ltd., 150. cs cheese…

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Overseas Export Manifests From Interstate Ports Victoria A.O. STEAMER. Sailed Melbourne John Sanderson & Co., agents

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 10 February 1941 · page 3

Nestles Milk Co., Ltd., 65 es cheese, 337. es lactogen. Sundry Shippers, 12 erts rabbits, 10 es kidneys, 15,461 bgs flour (372 tons)…

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Proud City Greets H.M.A.S. SYDNEY Joyous Reunion Scene As Cruiser Berths Bearded Sailors Bound Ashore Wildly Embraced By Weeping Women

The Sun · Monday 10 February 1941 · page 1

Many joyous reunions were celebrated at Circular Quay to-day when H.M.A.S. Sydney berthed in her home port after 10 months in the Mediterranean, during which she fought more than 20 actions…

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The Ovington Court a Total Wreck

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 10 February 1941 · page 2

The well-known steamer Ovington Court, during last November, dragged her anchor and drifted ashore on Durban beach at…

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Overseas Export Manifests From Interstate Ports Western Australia F.B.S. STEAMER. Sailed Fremantle. Elder, Smith and Co., Ltd., agents

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 11 February 1941 · page 3

Sundry Shippers, 389 cres frozen lamb. Sundry Shippers, 1981 cres frozen lamb. Sundry Shippers, 85 cres frozen lamb. Elder, Smith and Co., 606 cres frozen lamb…

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Wrecked N.g. Plane Found

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 11 February 1941 · page 2

The wreckage of the commercial plane reported lost between Salamoa and Way, New Guinea, on Thursday has been found…

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Small Steamer's Big Tow

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 12 February 1941 · page 3

LONDON, Tuesday (A.A.P.).--A small Glasgow steamer has arrived in a British port towing a 4000-ton ship. The ship was found abandoned and…

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Commonwealth Export Manifests New South Wales Shaw-savill Steamer. Sailed Sydney. Dalgety & Co., Ltd., agents

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 12 February 1941 · page 2

Egg Marketing Board, 4000 cs eggs Lachlan Pty;, Ltd., 6652 crcs lamb, 695 crcs lamb, 106 crts lamb livers Harvey, Little & Co. Pty., Ltd., 12,294…

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Ketch Te Rapunga Sealed by Customs

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 13 February 1941 · page 2

The ketch Te Rapunga, which arrived at Napier (N.Z.) recently after an absence of five months, has been sealed by Customs…

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Scenes in Assault on Tobruk — Labour Leaders at Union Outing — Wrecked Plane Near Moss Vale

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 February 1941 · page 10

Above: The old 9,232-ton Italian cruiser San Giorgio on fire and aground in Tobruk harbour during the concentrated British attack on the stronghold from land, sea, and air before the final assault. Below: A group of Australians in captured Tobruk. The Italian helmet in the background was worn by an Australian. (Scenes from the latest Fox Movietone newsreel.)…

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Australians Find Plane Wreck

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 14 February 1941 · page 3

MONTREAL, Thursday (A.A.P.).-- Australian air trainees from the Edmonton Air School were first to discover the wreck of a Trans-Canadian…

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Plane Wreck Souvenirs Melbourne

The Sun · Saturday 15 February 1941 · page 2

An urgent appeal to the public not to interfere with the wreckage of aircraft involved in accidents was made to-day by the Department of Air…

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Zonda's Zoom Wrecks Ring Books Torn, Tattered By Tornadic Tilt

Truth · Sunday 16 February 1941 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Saturday.—The strong Flemington ring was almost wrecked when Zonda zoomed home at the head of the Oakleigh Plate field to-day. Having her first start for nearly eight months Zonda landed one of the biggest plunges in the history…

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Plane Wreckage Should Be Left

The Sun · Sunday 16 February 1941 · page 7

An urgent appeal to the public not to interfere with the wreckage of aircraft involved in accidents was made yesterday by the Department…

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Mine Comes Ashore Melbourne

The Sun · Monday 17 February 1941 · page 4

Another mine, the second found this month, was washed ashore on a sandy beach near Apollo Bay yesterday…

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Overseas Export Manifests From Interstate Ports Queensland F.B.S. STEAMER. Sailed Brisbane. Birt and Co. Pty., Ltd., agents

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 17 February 1941 · page 3

Salvation Army, 12 cs comforts. Women's National Emergency Legion, 3 cs comforts. Foggitt Jones Pty., Ltd.,.4248 ctns 1125 cs…

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Crash in Homestead Garden. Wreckage on Roof. Wagga

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 17 February 1941 · page 9

The two men killed in the crash near Wagga to-day were Pilot-Officer Donald Charles Dodgshun, 20, single, formerly of Melbourne; and Leading…

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Home Wrecked While Vicar On Honeymoon

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 17 February 1941 · page 4

LONDON, January 21.--When the Rev. H. D. Hallett, vicar of St. Catherine's, Gloucester, and his bride returned to their home at Cheltenham…

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Second Mine Washed Ashore In Victoria

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 18 February 1941 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Monday.--The second enemy mine to be washed up on the Victorian coast within a fortnight was discovered yesterday…

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