COASTAL STEAMER AGROUND
MISHAP ON GREAT BARRIER
REEF
(Received April 29, 11 p.m.)
BRISBANE. April 29
The coastal motor-ship Bingera, of 919 tons, is stranded on the Great Barrier Reef. She has a heavy list to port, and her forward deck is awash.
The position is regarded as serious.
Ten passengers have been landed safely and the cargo is being unloaded. _ . The Bingera trades between Brisbane and Maryborough, Mackay and Townsville.
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Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22389, 30 April 1938, Page 15
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