Captain and Crew Leave Wrecked Freighter Heavy Seas Pound Ill-fated Vessel on Haystack Reef
The Bega District News · Friday 15 September 1950 · page 1
Now that the Captain and crew of the wrecked British freighter Empire Gladstone have abandoned their ship, Merimbula is settling down to watch the tragic sight of a good ship breaking up on the reef at Haystack Rock…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Prospective Buyers View Wreck Sea Too Rough for Boarding
The Bega District News · Tuesday 19 September 1950 · page 2
Mr. Ben Buckland, Merimbula boatman, made many trips out to the Empire Gladstone with prospective buyers for the vessel…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ben Buckland’s Wreck Acquire’s Empire Gladstone Against Stiff Opposition
The Bega District News · Tuesday 26 September 1950 · page 2
It was welcome news to Merimbula residents and district people to learn that Mr. Ben Buckland, of the Lake View Hotel, had purchased the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Salvage Work Proceeds Wrecked Freighter Pumped Out
The Bega District News · Tuesday 31 October 1950 · page 2
Mr. Ben. Buckland, who purchased the wrecked British freighter, Empire Gladstone, has proceeded so far with his salvage operations that he…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →