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Submarine Locator Credited to Canadian Inventor
The Toronto Weekly Star notes Canadian Wim Welsh of Kincardine as the mind behind a submarine locator listening device. His concept, praised by the British Admiralty and the U S Board of Inventions, promised to locate submarines at long range and aid war efforts, with letters of acknowledgement from officials confirming experiments and adoption in detection gear.
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Toronto Weekly Star
Tomt Elliott
Hamiota Echo
W. J. Mathison
W. J. Stevens
Our Ladies’ Patriotic
Wim. Welsh
Kevin
Admiraltty
United States
Wm Welsh
Kincardine
War Office
United States Board of Inventions
Mr Welsh
Welsh
Boeing