FIGHT ON A FERRY.
MAN DANGEROUSLY WOUNDED. (UNITED PI'.ESS ASSOCIATION —BT ELHCTBIQ TELEGRAPH —COPYRIGHT.) SYDNEY, December 1. Charles Evans, aged 28, was shot in the abdomen by the captain of a Hawkesbury river vehicle punt during a brawl on the vessel. Evans is on the point of death. b He and five companions refused to pay fees on the punt, and after wordy warfare a fierce fight commenced, the men attacking a deck-hand, who was flung to the deck and kicked and punched. The captain, seeing his deckhand being unmercifully battered, fired two shots over the men's heads. As this had no effect a third shot was fired, and Evans fell. lie was rushed to hospital, bleeding profusely. The five men have been charged with assault.
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Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 20100, 2 December 1930, Page 11
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