Tale of the Sea.
BURNING OF A BARQUE. SUBSEQUENT EXPLOSION OF DYNAMITE. (by electric telegraph — copyrigtht) (reuter's telegrams.) Bsisbane, Saturday. News toj hand from Normanton, r«oorts the loss of the Barque Rockhampton, 417 tons, Captain Kilhn, of that place. The vessel took fire and was burnt to the water's edge, the destruction being completed by the ignition of a quantity of dynamite, which she had on board as part of the cargo which exploded, and blew the vessel to pieces.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume x, Issue 1448, 7 September 1885, Page 2
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80Tale of the Sea. Manawatu Standard, Volume x, Issue 1448, 7 September 1885, Page 2
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