SYDNEY TO RESUME SHARK MESHING
; SYDNEZ, March 4. Large sharks drove bathers from the water at five Sydney beaches yesterday. Most of the sharks sighted were between 12 and 15 feet long, but due to alert patrolS, there were no casualties. One surf beitman and a patient -were j hauled 250 yards to safety while a surf- 1 boat held a shark off. The crew of I another surfboat which was s'wampea j in the breakers were rescued by f our I beltmen despite the prepence of four sharks. After a lapse of two years, shar I meshihg off the Sydney beaches wib I begin again to-morrow. In the cours- j of si± years 2800 sharks were cauglr I and killed by this method. The servic.: ! Is carried out by a launch unde. j Government contract. . • , . - . i
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Chronicle (Levin), 6 March 1946, Page 3
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