WRECK OF THE FOREST QUEEN.
[per united press association.] *
The Secretary ot the' Marine Department, at Wellington, has received a telegram from Havelock, announcing that the ketch Forest Queen, from Wellington to Waitara with railway iron and carriages, struck on the inner rock off Jackson's Head on Thursday night. She is now beached in the Guards' Passage, and can be saved if immediate assistance is obtained. Her master brought the news to Havelock, and retimied to the wreck. The Forest Queen is owned by Captain Mclntyre, of Wellington, and is insured in the New Zealand for £650, of which £250 is re-insured in the Colonial. The cargo is fully insured by all the offices. The value is about £1000. The Insurance offices are arranging to send a steamer
from Wellington.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/HNS18800512.2.12
Bibliographic details
Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume I, Issue 9, 12 May 1880, Page 2
Word Count
130WRECK OF THE FOREST QUEEN. Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume I, Issue 9, 12 May 1880, Page 2
Using This Item
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in