A ROUGH PASSAGE.
Pres Association—By Telegraph- Copyright. Brisbane, February 8. The barque Maria Mercedes has arrived from Liverpool alter an - event ful voyage. She experienced three severe gales, which carried away all the saloon cabins, boats, sails, steering gear, compass, most of the food and clothes, and inflicted injuries on the captain's wife and two sailors. For twenty-two days the vessel was only able to make very slow progress. She was very short of provisions, but eventually obtained necessaries from a passing vessel.
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Press, Volume LII, Issue 9024, 9 February 1895, Page 7
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83A ROUGH PASSAGE. Press, Volume LII, Issue 9024, 9 February 1895, Page 7
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