ADELAIDE.
February 6. At Wilson's Circus. Reid slipped from the trapeze, being unable to catch the guy, and fell thirty feet. He was much bruised and his wrist was broken. A collision occurred between the Victoria and the steam dredge Wellunga. The former crushed obliquely into the Wellunga, cutting through the bulwarks. The dredge heeled over and sunk. All hands were saved. It is said that it will tike six months and £10,000 to raise her. Her original cost was £50,000. The Victoria is only injured to the extent of £150.
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Manawatu Times, Volume II, Issue 35, 17 February 1877, Page 3
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