GALE IN N.S. WALES
SHIPPING FORCED TO SHELTER, Preoß A«oci»tioj>—By Telegraph—Copyright SYDNEY, May 14. There has been a strong north-easterly gale, with heavy rain and high seas, since yesterday. All shipping is sheltering. FERRY STEAMER LOST. SYDNEY, May 14. (Received May 14, at 10 p,m.) The steering gear of the ferry boat Birkenhead was thrown out of order today by the heavy seas in the harbonr, and the boat crashed into a jetty and then drifted into the fairway, where she sank. There were no passengers on board, and the crew of four were rescued. SCHOONER ON A SANDBANK. , _ SYDNEY, May 14. (Received May 15, at 0.35 a.m.) The gale still continues. The five-masted schooner George E. Billings, from Puget Sound, is ashoTe on a sandbank in Botany Bay, but her position is not serious.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 15764, 15 May 1913, Page 7
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