ERROL SURVIVORS.
NORWAY HONOUES THE TOFUA'S ■ :CAPTAIN.; ''; ':; ;"' ■■'; By Tolegraiih—Prees ABsoolatioß—Oonyrlehl ' ■'••'";. Sydney, April 26.. The Norwegian Consul, on behalf of his Government, in ! the presence of a representative gathering, presented Captain George Holford, captain of the Union; Steam Ship Company's, steamer Tofua, with a silver coffee service in acknowledgment of his meritorious conduct in rescuing the survivors of tho crew of the Norwegian barque Errol from the ; Middleton Beef, y The Consul expressed his gratitude and also admiration for Captaiil' Holford's action throughout tho affair. ...
[On June 18,1909, the Norwegian barque Errol struck" on Middleton Reef. When the Tofua arrived on July 12, only five men survived out of a complement of 22 souls. The captain, his wife, and four little children were those starved to death. The Shipwreck Relief and Humane Society presented Captain Holford with a pair of binoculars, in recognition 6f his towards the survivors.]
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Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 802, 27 April 1910, Page 5
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147ERROL SURVIVORS. Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 802, 27 April 1910, Page 5
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