SCHOONER SINKS.
CARGO OF TIMBER LOST. United Presß Aso^atirm —Copyright.) HOB ART, June 7. The schooner Thuraka. struck a reef .south of Hoßaxt and sank with 110,000 feet of timber. The crew were rescued. —Australian Press Association.
The Thuraka was an iron threemaster schooner of 256 tons. She was built by Blackwood and Gordon at Glasgow in 1877 and owned by H. G. Gray. Her port of registration is Melbourne.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 49, Issue 199, 8 June 1929, Page 5
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