----- Original Message ----- From: "Noel T. Blake" <bruntnel@bigpond.net.au> To: <AUSTRALIA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2006 9:12 PM Subject: [AUST] SS Waratah > This was a steamship of 9339 tons. She was built in 1908 > and carried 93 passengers and 10000 tons of cargo mainly > flour and frozen meat. The vessel called at Durban on > her second homeward (UK) voyage ex Adelaide on the > 25/7/1909. After replenishing her bunkers she sailed for > Capetown and disappeared. The Board of Trade opened an > enquiry in Dec 1909 and in Feb 1911 determined that the > "Waratah" was lost in a gale of exceptional violence, > the first great storm she had encountered and capsized. > She belonged to the Blue Anchor Line. Hi Noel Could be someone on this list has info on this ship ...... If no luck try TheShipsList-L-request@rootsweb.com Was there any info in The Times newspaper ? Bye MargM AUSTRALIA List Admin