GREYCLIFFE DISASTER
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SYDNEY. .Inn. 5. / At tlio Grcyeliffo Inquiry, Mr Evans, counsel for Pilot Carson, in his address to the Court, said because the rules of navigation were broken by the .Sydney ferries every day,' the public were exposed to serious risks. Mr Evans strongly condemned the construction of the ferry boats, declaring it impossible for captains to maintain a proper lookout. He added that during the inquiry Pilot Carson had been grossly defamed. The case had been overloaded with prejudice from the start, everybody assuming that the speed of the Tahiti was excessive; so much so that the propaganda that has been disseminated is extraordinarily difficult to counteract. In fact, it has reached throughout the world. Ibis ridiculous to suppose that Pilot Carson, aided and abetted by Captain Ahlwell, would be guilty of deliberately running down a ship. The fact was, declared Mr Evans, that the ferry changed her course, and that was supported by all the exact 'evidence that had been given in the case. It was the defective equipment of the Greycliffo that was at fault.
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Hokitika Guardian, 6 January 1928, Page 3
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