COLLISION AT NEWCASTLE
9 ' TWO STEAMERS DAMAGED. Sydney, January 5. A serious collision took place in Newcastle Harbour between the steamers Dovedale, of 2821 tons, and the Indianapolis, of 2226 tons, both under charter to the Adelaide Shipping Company. The Dovedale was entering a berth, and struck the Indianapolis, lying at the dyke loading cattle, with tremendous force, and stove in a number of plates abreast the forward hatch. The Dovedale's stem was bent and eight plates damaged. In swinging round after the impact, the Dovedale struck the wharf with her stern, smashing the propeller blade, bursting the pipes supplying the hydraulic cranes, and stopping loading operations of the whole of the cranes for several hours. The Indianapolis discharged her cattle and left for Sydney to dock. The damage to the vessels, wharf, and oranes is estimated at several thousand pounds.
Intoxicating liquors have been made from the sap of the birch, the willow, the poplar, and the sscamoro.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/OW18970114.2.68
Bibliographic details
Otago Witness, Issue 2237, 14 January 1897, Page 15
Word Count
159COLLISION AT NEWCASTLE Otago Witness, Issue 2237, 14 January 1897, Page 15
Using This Item
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.