A TEMPESTUOUS VOYAGE.
COLLIER BU/FETED lii A CALK. By Telegraph—Press Association. CliristeJiuiTh, La,-* Night. After a somewhat tempestuous voyage of seven days the Melbourne Stcam'shTp Company's Melbourne arrived! at Lyttelton this morning with over 2000 tons of Newcastle coal. The vessel left the New South Wales port early on Saturday morning last, and once into tihc Ta-qman Sea encountered a strong soutllierly gale, iwitOi high seas, which for four days raged with the force of a cyctone. On Tuesday last the deck's were awasli' fore and aft, and in the fury of the gale ladders, steam pipe casing* mid other deck fittings wore bent and broken, whilst saik and tarpaulin ha Mi covcr.s were also ripped to pieces. THi'c starboard boat was nkso istove in. For several hours the steamer was hnve-to. and Captain It. ITedale found it nw<wiry to use oil bag=i over the bow. this being done widi marked success. Subsequently the weather moderated a, little, and clear .headway waii made. Farewell Spit was passed, at! 1 a.m. yesterday. Owin? to the constant tossi n ,. of Dh'ct vessel. ..r.e cargo shifted', and the Melbourne arrived at port with a decided list.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 17, 8 June 1914, Page 5
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193A TEMPESTUOUS VOYAGE. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 17, 8 June 1914, Page 5
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