The Wreck of the Australia.
The loss of the Australia will not interfere with the Peninsular service. Arrangements have been made to fill the vacancy. Estimates regarding the value of the cargo range from £15,000 to £25,000, including 70 tons for New Zealand. Salving was commenced on Monday. The marine surveyor considers she will hang together for some weeks if the weather is fine. She will soon go to pieces otherwise. The astronomer predicts storms.
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Manawatu Herald, 23 June 1904, Page 2
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75The Wreck of the Australia. Manawatu Herald, 23 June 1904, Page 2
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