The State ship Dorrigo aground about 50 yards from the end of the Brooma jetty on August 8. The vessel ran aground about 3.30 a.m. and a ketch carried urgently-needed supplies and mail to shore. There was sufficient depth of water at the jetty on August 11 about 8.30 a.m. for the Dorrigo to berth and the unloading and loading of cargo was then carried out under normal ... [ILLUSTRATED]
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The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), Thu 17 Aug 1950, Page 4
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