Darling Downs Gazette and General Advertiser (Toowoomba, Qld. : 1858 - 1880), Friday 25 July 1879, page 3


Bookhamptoa,

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July *.,

The Lady Bowen, »., amved In EMM Bay this afternoon, having (pent Ilia greater part of the day at Masthead Beef, Mar the wreck of the Tambaroora. Captain Cottier thinks it impossible to get tbe Tambaroora

oft The captain, purser, and second mate are coiling np to town by the Lady Bowen, but the cniof mate and ait mm atay at Martbead Island. The remainder of the crew will come to Rockhamptou by the Fitcroy, a., which went to the wreck early this morning. Before starting the chief mate of the Fitzroy, whilst boarding fan vessel, {ell overboard. A seamen jumped into the water, and assisted him until the boat was got out, when both were taken on board. Captain Cottier reports that the Tambaroora lies with her head west by north, sod with a henry list to starboard. She is stranded on thi) south-western side, and near the centre of the reef, with MastLead Island bearing uortb-eaai end ahalf east, magnetic. The water ahoals suddenly from eleten to four fathoms about a cable's length from the MTeok. At high water the wreck had 10ft. of water forward and lSft. aft. Tlie water was flowing in and out, and at high water the vessel was full at afterholJ, and in the engine-room op to the bulkhead of tke forehold ; the forehold aluo contains a large quantity of water. Tbe locality or extent of the damage cannot Ue ascertained without a diver. Captain Cottier took on board all tbe cargo he oould, and tbe remainder is under water. The wind at Masthead Island to-day was north -east, and tLie aea very rough. A boy of 10 yean of age, named Walter Pope, living an the Bedlow«road( drowned himself in a waterhole to-day, in consequence of his mother having threatenel ts give his father aa account of nis misbehavior. A little girl, 4 years of age, named Raines, was burnt to death at Duarioga to-day, her clothes having caught fire. Sailed: Yaralla, a., for Brisbane.