Shipwreck
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The Meaning Of
A number of people in the Pacific learned the meaning of ship wreck in May. Among them were the crew of the yacht "Rosina" (top picture), which went aground at Norfolk Island; and the passengers and crew of the freighter "Wallisien" (above) which ran foul of the Nukutolo Reef, Fiji. "Rosina", which was on her way home to New Zealand after the Whangerei-Noumea yacht race, went aground just north of Cascade Pier at Norfolk, but her crew and local residents were able to get her off the rocks without too much damage (see story p. 116). The "Wallisien" was not so fortunate, for she became a total loss, and those aboard were lucky to get off to a small islet with a few personal possessions (see also p. 101). The "Wallisien's" complement included Mrs. Colleen Thornton, of Melbourne, who is seen at left feeding her nine month-old baby amid the salvage from the wreck.
Photos: Cameralines (top) and Donald Pagden.