ELLA A LIMPS HOME
[ SYDNEY TO HONOLULU SEVEN FEET IN HOLDS Australian Press Association. (Received 7th May, 2 p.m.) HONOLULU, 6th May. The fOur-masted schooner Ella A arrived with seven feet of water- in her holds after a desperate run of 148 days from Newcastle' w;ith coal for Callao. Forty days from the Australian port she sprang a leak in a terrific gale. One man Was lost overboard. Tho galley was swamped and food spoiled. Potatoes were the only provisions left when Bhc arrived. She has a crew of sixteen and.is known as "The vessel that always comes home."
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Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 106, 7 May 1928, Page 11
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99ELLA A LIMPS HOME Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 106, 7 May 1928, Page 11
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