THE DISASTER
100 CHILDREN DROWNED.
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London, February 2. The collision between the Kapunda and the Ada Melmore occurred on January 20th. , The former vessel sank so rapidly that it was impossible to lower the boats. There is now no chance of further survivors turning up. There were one hundred children and thirty domestic servants on board.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXIV, Issue 7863, 4 February 1887, Page 5
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