LATEST AUSTRALIAN NEWS.
. Sydney, March 30. The schooner Prima Donna, 85 tons, in ballast, lias been totally wrecked at Bondi on the coast, a few miles south of Sydney. Five of the crew have perished, but the captain has been saved. Melbourne, March 29. Bryant, the informant of the Age regarding the alleged Russians on the colonies, has been identified as a French refugee from New Caledonia, who was recently discharged from Pentridge gaol. Albany, March 29. Arrived yesterday afternoon, the P. and O. Company’s steamship Indus, in King George’s Sound, with the inward mails, dated London, February 24. J Perth, March 29. A most destructive hurricane has been experienced along the western coast of this colony, but more particularly in the north-west. The wind blew with great force, and has completely destroyed the town of Roeburne, on the site of the pearl fisheries, and Port Cossicks, situated eight miles off. All the houses and buildings in both places have been levelled to the ground, and three deaths have resulted from the disaster.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/KUMAT18820331.2.7
Bibliographic details
Kumara Times, Issue 1717, 31 March 1882, Page 2
Word Count
173LATEST AUSTRALIAN NEWS. Kumara Times, Issue 1717, 31 March 1882, Page 2
Using This Item
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in