AUSTRALI AN NEWS.
(Pee s.s. Wakitipd.) Melbourne, January 22. The Navigation Board commenced an enquiry yesterday into the wreck of the Hereford. The principal evidence was the first and second officers', which went to show that on the night in question the wind kept shifting, and there was a heavy ground swell, so that it was impossible to get the ship round, as she lost steering way altogether. The captain was charged-: with default in neglecting to use the deep sea line when near the reef. The railway pass for the Chief Justice of Queensland, which had been specially sent him when he was invited to visit the > Exhibition having been cancelled, His Honor sent a. cheque to the Bail way Department covering the amount of the journey. Louis Paera, restaurant keeper, Bourkestreet was fined £20 and costs for selling tickets for a sweepstake on the Champion Race.
Permanent link to this item
Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/THS18810131.2.14
Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka
Thames Star, Volume XII, Issue 3773, 31 January 1881, Page 2
Word count
Tapeke kupu
148AUSTRALIAN NEWS. Thames Star, Volume XII, Issue 3773, 31 January 1881, Page 2
Using this item
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
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