SUPPOSED LOSS OF TEE SCHOONER PONEKE.
(by telegraph.)
"Wellington, July 2,
The topsail schooner Poneke', which was off Greymouth bar on the 18th inst., has not been heard of since, and is supposed to be lost. She left Ma,nakau for Greymouth to load coal for Napier, but finding the bar in. a bad state, the captain intimated his intention of proceeding to Picton. A heavy gale sprang up the same evening, and it is supposed that the vessel capsized or foundered. The crew consisted of Jas. Lee, captain, and five seamen. She is owned by.Messrs. Waddell, M'Leod, and Weir, of Wellington, and is insured for LIOOO in the South British, of which L 666 13s 4d is reinsured in the Viotoria and the Colonial offices.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/OAM18800703.2.15
Bibliographic details
Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1319, 3 July 1880, Page 2
Word Count
125SUPPOSED LOSS OF TEE SCHOONER PONEKE. Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1319, 3 July 1880, 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