THREE MEN DROWNED.
CROSSING THE GREY BAR. L OIL LAUNCH SWAMPED. (By TeleeraDh.— Press Association.! 0 Greymouth, March 13. A sad boating fatality occurred this evening, when threo young men, named William Winterburn, John Carley, and John Dobakker, were drowned while trying to cross the Grey bar in an oil launch., ■'■■_• ■■'■■. ■ .■■ ■ ■ The sea was fairly rough, and when haif-way across' they, attempted :_to return, but the boat was swamped. ; ' One of the men clung to an oar for some .time, and the tug went out, but he disappeared before he could be reached. The affair caused quitea gloom in the town, as the young men were well known. Their ages ranged from 20 years to 24 years. " . . . ' _' ■ No trace of the bodies has been found, but the boat has been washed up on the beach. •..-. , .
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Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 765, 14 March 1910, Page 5
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135THREE MEN DROWNED. Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 765, 14 March 1910, Page 5
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