Salvage from the Sea

Series

Series Name
Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.
41/29
Date Released
10 Apr 1941
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1General Smuts Visits an Outpost
  2. 2Sensational Table Tennis
  3. 3Their Majesties Tour
  4. 4Addis Ababa is in Our Hands
  5. 5Salvage from the Sea
  6. 6Dreadnought of the Air
  7. 7RAF Rescue Boats
  8. 8Polish Airmen and Their President

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 8
Summary
Flashback of cargo boat "Port Bowen" which was grounded off New Zealand before the war. Her cargo was removed but the wreck of the ship was left owing to the outbreak of war. Now in 1941 she is being broken up for scrap which is needed for the New Zealand war effort.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Fundraising; Accidents and disasters
Locations
New Zealand; Wanganui; North Island
Length of story (in feet)
82
Story extras:
Film clip
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Notes
Pathe now also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.
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