Honouring the Men who gave their lives whilst serving in the Merchant Navy
and whose names are on the Australian War Memorial Commemorative Roll

M.V.  MINNIPA  -  WW2

The M.V. Minnipa was a vital Adelaide Steamship Company vessel serving the Port Lincoln/Eyre Peninsula route, which continued its essential passenger and cargo services right through World War II, even navigating dangerous sea mines laid by German raiders, transporting goods, students, and teachers while becoming a beloved local fixture for its reliability in a risky time. She was a workhorse for the region, bringing supplies and people to the isolated west coast, making her an unsung hero of the Australian home front during the war years. 

News (Adelaide, S.A.)  28-8-1941
Death After Ship Fall
Axel Skarstrom, 49, of Portland road, Queenstown, who was severely injured in a fall from a ship at Port Adelaide on Monday, died in the Royal Adelaide Hospital today. Plainclothes Constable R. F. Hales is preparing a report for the Acting City Coroner (Mr. Ziesing).
The Advertiser (Adelaide, S.A.)  29-8-1941
SKARSTROM.—On the 28th of August, at hospital, (result of an accident), Axel Samuel, dearly beloved husband of Ada Gladys Skarstrom, of 30 Portland rd, Queenstown, and loving father of Donald, Alan, Elizabeth and Robert: aged 49 years.