| More Australian gold lost at sea...! |
The "Omar Pasha"
- By Pascal Kainic -
Short story from contemporary periodicals such as Lloyds List, the Times of London and other newspapers
This First class Australian clipper ship of 1124 tons, captain Gray, was en her way from Brisbane to London. She was Burnt down and abandoned at sea on 22nd of avril 1869, in 28° south, 43° west. managed by 52 crew and with passengers on board; some were saved by the Italian bark "Anita Tagliavia" going to New York, in all 64 passengers and 34 crews.
Her Cargo was composed of 2831 bales of wool, 128 tierces of beef, 667 bales of hides, 77 casks of tallow, 48 bags of cotton etc… and £ 30.000 of gold specie
After the foudering of the "Blue Jacket" The loss of these 2 ships with all the gold they had on board is a loss of more than £ 200.000 for the insurance companies.
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