GREYCLIFFE VICTIMS
FURTHER EVIDENCE AT INQUEST, (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright) (Australian & N.Z. Cable Association) SYDNEY, 13th Jan. At the Greycliffe inquest Mr Justice Herdman sat on the bench with the Coroner. Mr McDonald, engineer of the Manly ferry steamer Burrabra, gave evidence that tho maximum speed of his boat was 14 to 14£ knots. Then, in reply to at question by the Coroner, be said that off Garden Island his boat was following the Tahiti and the Burrabra was travelling at 13£ knots. He saw that he could not overhaul the Tahiti on the west side of Bradley's Head so he went below to open, up the Burrnbra's engines to full speed. Rupert Nixon, helmsman on the Burrabra, stated that he saw the Greycliffe alter her course, and added that he did not tliink there would have been an accident if the Tahiti had slowed down to let the Greycliffe get past. He saw the. Greycliffe turn to port across the Tahiti's course.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 14 January 1928, Page 7
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