COLLISION OF STEAMERS.
XAKKOW ESCAPE FROM FOUNDERING. Sydney, August 28. At an early hour tlhis morning a collision occurred between Hie steamer Colae and the Collier I'arcora at the Heads. The Colac was entering the harbor, and the collier was outward bound.
A .huge hole was torn in the Colae's port bow. The bulkhead saved her from foundering. A fireman had u narrow escape from being crushed lo death ia his bunk. Both vessels returned to port. The extent of the damage to tha collier is lot yet known.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 214, 31 August 1908, Page 2
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89COLLISION OF STEAMERS. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 214, 31 August 1908, Page 2
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