MR DE VALERA SEES EIREANN MINES LAID.—Mr de Valera on board a mine-layer in Dublin Bay. saw how Eire will protect her waters if she is dragged into a conflict. The mines were of the “controlled” type, fired electrically from the shore. Later, Mr de Valera pressed a switch from a coastal control tower, and observed a mine explode. The demonstration was watched by crowds of holidaymakers who thronged the shore. Here Irish marines adjust a mine before laying.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 14 October 1940, Page 9
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79MR DE VALERA SEES EIREANN MINES LAID.—Mr de Valera on board a mine-layer in Dublin Bay. saw how Eire will protect her waters if she is dragged into a conflict. The mines were of the “controlled” type, fired electrically from the shore. Later, Mr de Valera pressed a switch from a coastal control tower, and observed a mine explode. The demonstration was watched by crowds of holidaymakers who thronged the shore. Here Irish marines adjust a mine before laying. Wairarapa Times-Age, 14 October 1940, Page 9
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