A DOCK MISHAP
COLLIER BREAKS GATES. TORRENT OF WATER DOES MUCH DAMAGE. (By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright) LONDON, June 5. (Received June 6, 11.25 p.m.) A collier leaving the dock at Birkenhead crashed into the dock gates. The water pouring out into the river overturned barges and small craft. The collier herself was washed into the river on a ten-foot wave. Rescue vessels were helpless against the torrent. Six lives were lost.
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Southland Times, Issue 18842, 7 June 1920, Page 5
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70A DOCK MISHAP Southland Times, Issue 18842, 7 June 1920, Page 5
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