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The 20th Century 1943

Thursday December 9, 1999
The Hunter The BHP ship the SS Iron Knight enroute from Whyalla to Newcastle with a cargo of iron ore was torpedoed and sunk by a Japanese submarine. Thirty-six lives were lost from the crew of 50 in the tragedy off the south coast. The Iron Knight was one of 41 Australian and Allied mercha