SHIPS COLLIDE OFF SYDNEY.
SYDNEY, June 13. Two coastal steamers, the Bonalbo (960 tons) and the Gwydir (1929 tons), collided near the entrance of Newcastle harbour to-day, large holes being torn in the bows of both vessels above the water-line. The collision occurred in a dense fog, when several vessels, including th* Gwydir, hove-to outside the harbour 'awaiting a chance to enter. Visibility was not more than fifty yaids and toghorns and sirens were kept going for hours.
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Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20331, 14 June 1934, Page 5
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78SHIPS COLLIDE OFF SYDNEY. Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20331, 14 June 1934, Page 5
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