THE STORM AT BROOME.
DISASTER TO THE PEARLING
FLEET.
[MANY VESSELS MISSING,
i [PRESS ASSOCIATION.] (Received April 30/9.29 a.m.) ./' ' , PERTH, April 30. - The disaster to the pearling fleet was more serious than was anticipated. |
The storm was sudden and very severe, and also did considerable damage ashore. The full extent of the disaster is not yet known. '; Latest news states that two schooners, and fifteen luggers were- either smashed up or sunk. Two whites, McLachlan' and Gaskiri, and about fifty coloured men were drowned. The damage is estimated at £1000.,
Altogether two hundred,boats, with crews aggregating two thousand, are affected.
Many vessels are still missing, but may have sheltered along the coast. Arrangements have been ' made to search for survivors. ' .
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Marlborough Express, Volume XLII, Issue 101, 30 April 1908, Page 5
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120THE STORM AT BROOME. Marlborough Express, Volume XLII, Issue 101, 30 April 1908, Page 5
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