WRECK OF THE AUSTRALIA.
VESSEL BREAKING UP
LITTLE CARGO SAVED. (Received Juno 23, 1.12 a.m.) MELBOURNE. Juno 22.
The prospects of saving the cargo ol tile Australia, which was’ wrecked off Point Nepean on Monday morning, now appear to ho very poor. A south-west gale and a high sea havo been experienced throughout the day, and still continue. .
Tljo captain and the remainder of those on board were taken off early this morning. All salvage operations have been stopped. The Australia lies broadside on, exposed to the full force of the gale. Already the wreck shows signs of working considerably, and unless the weather improves it is almost certain she will break up. Only a hundred tons of cargo have been salved.
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New Zealand Times, Volume LXXVII, Issue 5310, 23 June 1904, Page 5
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122WRECK OF THE AUSTRALIA. New Zealand Times, Volume LXXVII, Issue 5310, 23 June 1904, Page 5
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