Royal Commission on the Circumstances Attending the Supposed Loss at Sea of the Steamship "Sumatra"
Royal Commission on the circumstances attending the supposed loss at sea of the steamship Sumatra · Royal Commission on the circumstances attending the supposed loss at sea of the steamship "Sumatra" · Sumatra Royal Commission
25 July 1923 – 3 August 1923
A three-member commission that inquired into the disappearance at sea in 1923 of the Sumatra, a steamer owned by the Administration of the Territory of New Guinea, after allegations that she had been unseaworthy.
How it came into existence
Appointed by Letters Patent dated 25 July 1923 by the Bruce government, after a former master's allegations about the condition of the Sumatra and of other New Guinea Administration vessels were raised in Parliament in July 1923. The commissioners, named by the Prime Minister on 18 July 1923, were Judge Cohen of the New South Wales District Court, Captain John Vine Hall and Captain Herbert Chudleigh. Its inquiry was limited to the loss of the Sumatra.
How it ended
Its report was presented to Parliament on 3 August 1923, ending the commission.
Main functions
- Circumstances of the loss of the steamer Sumatra
- Seaworthiness of the vessel
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