MINES REMOVED
South African Coast
RUGBY, January 10.
The naval authorities in Capetown have disclosed that German raiders laid two minefields off the South African coast—off Cape Agulhas in May, 1940, and at the approaches to Table Bav in March. 1942, but the results were negligible. The mines, which were scattered over a wide area, Were swept up by South African minesweepers. During darkness on March 12, 1942, an enemy minelayer actually dashed in within five miles of Capetown, where the captain of the vessel was able to read the electric signs in the centre of the city.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CLV, Issue 22788, 12 January 1944, Page 5
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98MINES REMOVED Timaru Herald, Volume CLV, Issue 22788, 12 January 1944, Page 5
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