The decision in the inquiry into the toa* of the Dattdenong is that Uie loss of the vessel was canacct by the breaking of the shaft, the accident hating been of an unprecedented character. Mention is made of the coolness and bravery of the officers, crew, and passengers, especially of the boat's crew that received the survivors. The Government have presented Captain Walker, of the barque Albert William, with a ship's chronometer, and have suitably rewarded the boat's crew that rescued the passengers of the Dandenong.
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Oamaru Mail, Volume I, Issue 146, 9 October 1876, Page 3
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