FATE OF DORIC STAR
MUCH BUTTER ON BOARD APPEAL TO FARMERS TO MAKE UP FOR THE EOSS. [ Per Preen Association.) WELLINGTON, Doc. 7. Brief reference to the loss of the Doris Star was made by the Minister of Marketing, Hon. W. Nash, when making an appeal for increased production during a broadcast address tonight. “We do not know the full facts yet, but the Doric Star is thought to be at the bottom of the sea,” said Mr. Nash. "There was a tremendous lot of butter produced by the dairy farmers of this country on that boat, and Britain will want more to make up for that which has been lost. The more of our produce we can send Britain the better it will be for Britain and for us too.” No New Zealand mails were on board the Doric Star, believed sunk by enemy action in the South Atlantic. It was stated that it is not known what Australian mails, i' any, were carried on the veuel, but it is known that no mails from New Zealand were dispatched by this ship.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 290, 8 December 1939, Page 7
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