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Agency:
Court of Marine Enquiry Into Lake Illawarra Collision
Agency Number:
Start Date:
01 Jan 1975
End Date:
31 Dec 1975
Description:
To enquire into circumstances of the foundering of the steamship Lake Illawarra in the River Derwent, Hobart on 5 January 1975 and consequent loss of life. This was also known informally as the Tasman Bridge disaster as the Lake Illawarra collided with the bridge and two piers of the bridge collapsed.
Legislation Creating:
Minister of State for Transport under Sec.265 Navigation Act 1912-1973