THE WRECK OF THE MAREEBA
HARDSHIPS OF THE CREW
SYDNEY, August 1. The Mareeba was driven hard in shore. Heavy seas pouring over her, drove in the portholes, and made a hole in the deck. Signals of distress being unobserved, the second officer and cook landed, in order to endeavour to secure assistance The crew reached Newcastle "last night, several being in a stute of cullapse through their trying experiences. They had been unable to get anything to eat all day. All the boats on the port side of the steamer were smashed. The crew managed to launch the starboard lifeboat, and several men got away with it, but it capsized in the surf. The men, however, reached shore safely. A' life line was then got ashore and the crew landed. The captain remained aboard till the life-saving brigade arrived during the afternoon. The cargo is valuable, including a thousand tons of raw sugar.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9157, 3 August 1908, Page 5
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154THE WRECK OF THE MAREEBA Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9157, 3 August 1908, Page 5
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