PILOT SIGNALS FOR GREY RIVER.
1. Ball and red flag at mast-head — High water, take the bar. 2. Ball and blue flag, half-mast—Half-flood, wait for tide ; when the bar may safely be attempted at half rflpod the red flag will be at mast-head. K 3. Ball upon lower : mast cap with white flag — Ebb tide, bar dangerous. 4. No signal — Dp not attempt to take the bar. 5. Arm pointing to the right hand entering from seaward — Morp. to the south. 6. Arm pointing to the left hand entering from seaward — More tp the North. i 7. Arm up and dqwu with signal mast — | As you go. v .^fl^***"^** 8. When more than one^ggf^g^iis crossing the bar the ioremo^^fi^ssel will be piloted by the signalSjttepjjjjfll'Ejierg following in her wake. bearing a pole with a red ai W(jp!|s^$ 10 flagstaff in one leads over the o^' THOB, TDHNBUI^L, Harbor Master for "VYestland.
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Grey River Argus, Volume IV, Issue 268, 1 October 1867, Page 2
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151PILOT SIGNALS FOR GREY RIVER. Grey River Argus, Volume IV, Issue 268, 1 October 1867, Page 2
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