LOSS OF THE YONGALA.
BALLAST THAT WAS REMOVED. FURTHER WRECKAGE FOUND. BRISBANE, April 4. The Merchant Service Guild has made allegations to the Minister for Customs regarding the manner in which the Yongala's cargo was stowed. It is stated that some hundreds of tons of pig iron, which formed the ballast, had been removed at Brisbane. Mr. Wareham, Queensland manager of the Adelaide Company, states that when the Yongala was running between Sydney and West Australia there was very little back cargo offering, and 150 tons of pigiron was put in; but as the captain and engineer reported that the vessel was better without it, it was taken out in June, 1907.
Further wreckage has been discovered at Lucinda Point, including gratings and varnished panels, similar to the Yongala's.
A public meeting formed a committee to, raise subscriptions, the-sum of. £200 being collected at the meeting. It is now stated that Nares Rock is frequently used by warships for target practice: This possibly accounts for the broken piece.
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Auckland Star, Volume XLII, Issue 81, 5 April 1911, Page 5
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