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The Sydney Morning Herald, 23rd April 1894 :
“A SHIPWRECK OFF THE COAST.
“It was to be expected that so severe a gale would not pass without leaving a wreck or two in its track, so that the news received on Saturday that a shipwrecked crew had reached Bateman’s Bay was not very surprising. The crew comprises the hands of the schooner Mary Warner. This vessel loaded a full cargo of timber at the mills and was on her voyage from Beagle Bay to this port [Sydney], in command of Captain Fred. Cooper, who is also registered owner. The crew will arrive here to-morrow; but, from the telegram received, it appears that when eight miles east of Kiola she sprang a leak. Her crew at the pumps did their best to keep the craft afloat, but the water gained upon them, and there was nothing for it but to take to the ship’s boat. This they did on Friday night, and succeeded in making Bateman’s Bay about 10 o’clock, worn out, but thankful to have escaped in safety. The Mary Warner is an old vessel, but being constructed of hardwood, and always kept in A1 order, she was considered to be good for many years of useful work on the coast. She had before met with accidents, once being driven ashore in an easterly gale in Beagle Bay, and upon another occasion at Gabo Island. Both these misfortunes Captain Cooper successfully overcame, bringing his ship back to port not much the worse for her mishap. The schooner is insured for L700, the South British Company having the prime policy, but the amount is reinsured to a considerable extent. Whether the cargo of timber was insured could not yesterday be determined, and it probably is covered in one of the local offices. There were four men on board the vessel beside the master, their names being - Edward Quinn, mate; Alexander Bastian, Peter Johnson, and A. J. Anderson, seamen. The cargo would be about 33,000ft. of timber. She was built at Port Macquarie in 1873, and is of 65 tons register; dimensions - length 77ft. 6in., 21ft. beam, and 6ft. depth of hold.”
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