Photo by H. Ferrier, Timaru.] CITY OF PERTH AND BEN VENUE, WRECKED ON TIMARU BEACH, 1882. "In a very heavy sea the Ben Venue parted her cables and tonk a list to starboard. City of Perth was now seen to be riding in great distress, having parted both her cables, and was only held by a single hawser from sharing the fate of the luckless Ben Venue. Though wrecked, the City of Perth was afterwards got off and repaired."
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Otago Witness, Issue 2387, 30 November 1899, Page 12 (Supplement)
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79Photo by H. Ferrier, Timaru.] CITY OF PERTH AND BEN VENUE, WRECKED ON TIMARU BEACH, 1882. "In a very heavy sea the Ben Venue parted her cables and tonk a list to starboard. City of Perth was now seen to be riding in great distress, having parted both her cables, and was only held by a single hawser from sharing the fate of the luckless Ben Venue. Though wrecked, the City of Perth was afterwards got off and repaired." Otago Witness, Issue 2387, 30 November 1899, Page 12 (Supplement)
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