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accident near 1 , r MELBOURNE I J,' feceived ‘May 3, 12,45 a.m,j I'' MELBOURNE, May 2, one of the most remarkable isßping accidents in Melbourne for the coastal , freighter «QpUa escaped undamaged after right through a pier at Wynatown, near Port Melbourne,' *«t|dn Saturday night. , 2BOO square feet of the'pier completely demolished, leaving ® e |nd of the pier isolated from the |s?|s.end. The damage is estimated Msotfr;"' of the accident is bebe the failure of the f*2®aj steering gear. Hundred? of .SJSjogff, piles and planks to-day «v!Sr a froßS to the opposite side of (distance of eight miles, 1 to shipping. .
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Press, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22082, 3 May 1937, Page 9
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