The Loss of the Catterthun.
(Per Press Association. l Sydney, August 13. At the inquest on those drowned in the Cattarthun wreck, the secoud mate after some pressure stated the course steered was north forty degrees east when the vessel struck. He had headed her out to eastward three points eight miuutes before she struck as he thought they were get'ing too close in. The course steered from Port Stephens showed they did not intend to go be- J tween Seal Rocks and the mainland. Either a strong sea or high following sea brought her in. The vessel was steering north thirty degrees east when he took charge. This Day. The owners of the gold lost at the '< wreck of the Catterthun are negotiating witfi divers for its recovery, bub their success will depend on the depth of the water iv which the vessel lies.
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Feilding Star, Volume XVII, Issue 39, 14 August 1895, Page 2
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145The Loss of the Catterthun. Feilding Star, Volume XVII, Issue 39, 14 August 1895, Page 2
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