STEAMER ON REEF.
OFF QUEENSLAND COAST.
PASSENGERS AND CREW SAFE.
LANDED AT BEACON
United Press Association. Received March 8, 11.10 p.m
SYDNEY, March 8
The steamer Mindini, hound from Ihe Solomons to Sydney, is ashore on Melljsh Reef, off the coast of Queensland, and is in, a perilous position. All the passengers and crew have been safely landed at Herald Beacon.
Several steamers, are rushing to the assistance in response to wireless call.
By Telegraph.—Press Association. WELLINGTON, Thursday.
A wireless message has been received b* r the secretary of the Postofllce from the steamer Mindini. It states that the vessel is in serious distress on the Mellish Reef, off the Brisbane coast, and requires' urgent assistance. , ' -
The Mindini is a twin screw steamer of 2065 tons gross register, built in 1905 by the Blythe Shipbuilding Go., Ltd., for Messrs Burns, Philp and Co., Ltd. Her principal dimensions are: Length, 280 ft.; breadth, 40ft.; depth, 18ft. She trades between Sydney and Brisbane ancl the Pacific Islands.
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Waikato Times, Volume 97, Issue 15184, 9 March 1923, Page 5
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