THE STEAMER BOVERIC.
THREE VESSELS GO OUT ON SEARCH.
By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Fremantle, May 11. Three steamers, the Willyama, Age, and Tagliaferro, have been chartered to search for the Boveric, and leave immediate! v.
.The steamer Boveric had been engaged in the transport service between Australia and South Africa during the Boer war, this being her third voyage with stock. The Boveric left Melbourne for Durban on March 21, having on board 961 horses, which is the largest number yet taken away by an inter-State steamer. Of the horses on board, 208 were shipped at Newcastle, 180 at Sydney, and 573 at Melbourne. In addition, she' had 1500 tons of fodder on board for the horses.!
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Gisborne Times, Volume VII, Issue 413, 12 May 1902, Page 2
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