YACHT WRECKED
SUFFERING OF THE CREW. FLOUR AND ONIONS FOR FOOD. (United Press Association.) (By Electric Telegraph -Copyright.) SYDNEY, April 2(5, News has lust reached Rockhampton of the privations suffered by J. Allen and his two sons. They were sheltering in the yacht Eva during a gale" off Cape Manifold (on the Queensland coast), when the anchors failed to bold the vessel, and it was dashed to pieces on the rocks. The trio managed to escape. They lived for 12 days on a small bag of flour and some onions which had been washed ashore. They eventually decided to walk to Yepponn., They killed two native bears on the way, arid managed to live until they reached a fishing camp at Corio Creek. ,
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 20702, 27 April 1929, Page 13
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