AUSTRALIA
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LIGHTNING STRIKES SHIP. MELBOURNE. May 28. Struck by lightning during a fierce storm off the coast, the British tramp steamer, Appledore, put into Portland to-day for repairs. The Appledore is en route in ballast from England to Sydney. The ship's compasses had been rendered useless by lightning. An expert compass adadjuster has been sent from Melbourne to Portland.
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Greymouth Evening Star, 29 May 1937, Page 7
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