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Penzance Wreck. The 6,000 Ton Steamer ‘Ansgir’ Driven Ashore by Gale at Mounts Bay

Series

Series Name
Gaumont Graphic

Issue

Issue No.
1014
Date Released
9 Dec 1920
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Fleet St V Footlights. Violet Lorraine Kicks off at Charity Match at Stamford Bridge in Aid of Earl Haig’s Fund for Ex-Officers
  2. 2Penzance Wreck. The 6,000 Ton Steamer ‘Ansgir’ Driven Ashore by Gale at Mounts Bay
  3. 3A Land for Heroes. SS ‘Zealandic’ Leaves Liverpool for Australia with Ex-Servicemen and Their Wives
  4. 4French President’s Shooting Drive. M Millerand Organises a Day’s Sport for the Diplomatic Service
  5. 5The Prince in the City. London Officially Welcomes HRH after His Australian Tour

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 5
Summary
Ship grounded on rocky shore.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Accidents and disasters
Library number GR
4344
Length of story (in feet)
58

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Reuters Archive Licensing: Screen Ocean
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Notes
British Pathe Ltd (qv) also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.
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