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The Brisbane Courier,
Wednesday 5 August 1874 The Juliet (London line) left Gravesend on May 3; experienced fine weather to the Equator, which was crossed on May 28, in longitude 27° west. The south-east trades proved very light. On June 2, in latitude 14° 24’ W., Charles Hunt, a native of Cornwall, fell overboard, and was drowned, although the lifeboat was promptly lowered and every possible effort made to save him… Contributed by Bob Bolitho |