AUSTRALIAN.

Waipawa Mail, Volume X, Issue 1020, 9 December 1886, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN.

[BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH—COPYRIGHT-] [REUTER’S TELEGRAMS.] Collision at Sea-Thirty-six Lives Lost off Australian Coast. Three More MissingA Steamer Sunk(Received December 9, 12.40 p.m, SYDNEY, This day. The steamers Helen Nicoll and Keilawnrra came into conclusion last night off Trial Bay on the coast of this colony. The Keilawarra sank in seven minutes. The Capt. and thirty-five of the crew and passengers went down in her. Three of tho Helen Nicoll’s crew are missing. Tho Keilawarra was 1000 tons burden and was owned by Howard Smith. &co. (Received 2.40 p.m.) Names of the PassengersLater. Tho Keilwarra was bound from this port to Brisbane. The Helen Nicoll was coming rrom Grafton to Sydney. The Keilwarra had twenty-five passengers on hoard. The Helen Nicoll is severely damaged by the collision, and put into Trial Bay. The names of the pas sengers of tho Keilwarra are os follows : A family of eight, named Seliepper, Mrs Johnston and child, the Misses Colder, Gallagher and Bui fin ; Messrs Wilson, Copland, A. James,Bcott, Laugh, Megrade, McDonald, Nott and eleven steerage. Tho names of tho saved are :—Preece, Barton, Lodge, Greaves, Lnngh, Copland, A. James, Connoll}’, Maher, Corby, Snourr, ; Gray, Young and Nott, besides others unknown.