SYDNEY.
A sad boat accident has happened at Sydney Heads. A pilot boat, in attempting to board the ship Strath-: don, was swamped. A butcher's Boat pulled up-to their assistance, ; but was also, swamped. Another pilot boat, then pushed out from Watson's Bay and picked up several of the drowning men, but was - swamped in ; her, >turn. ; Another pilot boat then went to the rescue, and succeeded in saving several, but eight men Were drowned,; Pilots Eobinson and Header, Eobert Green, the brother of the Champion, and five boatmen. None of, the bodies have been found; The weather is still very bad, and there are heavy floods throughout Australia. The schooner Otago was wrecked, at Newcastle, but the crew were sav«d. During the dobate in the Legislative Assembly, on the remoyaJ, of the Catholic Chaplain at Cockatoo, in Sydney, a motion of want of confidence was brought forward, but resulted in a majority for the Government of 17.
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Press, Volume XII, Issue 1485, 13 August 1867, Page 2
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