War News and Views
Maori Sailor's Bravery The hero of a great blaze at an Australian port last Wednesday, when a 15 000-ton ship caught fire alter oil on the water had was a Maori sailor. While the fire, was at its height an ammunition container on the ship began to burn. The Maori seized a wrench, unscrewed the box from the red-hot ■deck and calmly edged it overboard with a crow bar. The fire on the ship and the nearby wharf was still burning on Saturday and it is feared that the total damage will reach Tlu> ship is listing heavily.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 8, Issue 44, 30 January 1945, Page 6
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102War News and Views Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 8, Issue 44, 30 January 1945, Page 6
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