THE STRATHALLAN
ARRIVAL AT AUCKLAND
(By Telegraph—Press Association.)
AUCKLAND, March 10,
A cyclone was experienced by the liner Strathallan between Sydney and Brisbane, which"'was the last port of call before the vessel left Australia on her' cruise -to New Zealand. The liner arrived at Auckland this afternoon with 953 passengers, 30 of whom are making the round voyage from England.
The Strathallan was scheduled to arrive at Brisbane from Sydney last Sunday morning,, but did not arrive till Monday morning. The cyclone was encountered on Saturday night and the vessel hove-to for 12 hours, many of the 953 passengers on board suffering from seasickness. The Strathallan then had to wait for the tide before berthing at Brisbane was possible. .. .
The voyage across the Tasman was fine and uneventful. The liner sails tomorrow night for Wellington and Sydney. A number of the passengers are travelling overland to Wellington.
The Strathallan is the last of eight cruise ships to visit New Zealand this season.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXVII, Issue 59, 11 March 1939, Page 11
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