Examiner (Launceston, Tas. : 1900 - 1954), Tuesday 28 September 1920, page 5


CREW OF THE SOUTHERN CROSS. THE MEN WHO WERE ON BOARD. The following men signed the ship's articles for the ill-fated, voyage: F. R. HodGman, master, Bay-road, New Town, Tasmania. T. Watts, mate, 18 Blyth-street, East Brunswick, Mellbourne. C. F. Makepeace, boatswain, 30 De Witt street, Battery Point, Hobart. J. E. Jansson, able seaman, Phillip Is-land, Victoria. D. Dinehy, able seaman, 101 Argyle. street, Hobart. W. O'Connell, able seaman, 42 Mont-pelier-street, Hobart. Native of England. L. Sward, able seaman, Stower-parade, Channel, Hobart. W. Moody, able seaman, 3 Kelly-street, Ilobart. W-m. Brown, cook and steward, Sailors' Home, Melbourne, Native of New Zealand. In addition to these, a boy named Stanley Bell was on the vessel as a cabin boy. He was a friend of the master, and, it is understood, was a resident of Sandy Bay, Hobart. On the previous voyage D. W Dris-coll, 304 Argyle-street, Hobart, was mate, but he decided to leave the South-ern Cross, and go on the Tasmanian Government steamer Melbourne. The Southern Cross is an old identity in the Australian trade. She was con-structed of wood at the yard of Forrest and Company, at Wyvenhoe, in 1891, as a steam yacht, and was converted a few years later to barquentine rig. In 1918 she was purchased by W. Angliss and Company from the Tasma-nian owners with the object of using her in the export of tallow and hides from Australia to Great Britain, but owing to the Government refusing to release the vessel for the oversea trade, she remained in Australian waters. Captain Makepeace, the father of the boatswain on the missing vessel, is at present in command of the schooner Rachel Cohen. Though from the evidence at hand the fate of the Southern Cross appears cer-tain, it is hoped that the crew is safe. The vessel was equipped with two lifeboats and the standard number of belts, and was well provisioned.