CUTS THROUGH PIER

Grey River Argus, 4 May 1937, Page 2

CUTS THROUGH PIER

STEAMER AT MELBOURNE

MELBOURNE, May 2

In one of h,e most remarkable shipping accidents in Melbourne for many years, the coastal freighter Aroona escaped undamaged after ploughing right through a pier at Williamstown, near Port Afelbourne, late on Saturday night. About 2500 square feet of the pier was completely demolished, leaving the end of the pier isolated from the

shore end. The damage is estimated at £5OOO.

The cause of the accident is believed to b P the failure of the Aroona’s steering gear. Hundreds of huge logs, piles and planks to-day floated across to the 1 opposite side of the bay, a distance of eight miles, constituting a danger to shipping.