BOY DROWNED.
Per Press Association. WAIMATE, last night. James Douglas, aged seven and a half years, son of J. F. Douglas, of Wailiao Downs, was drowned on Sunday. afternoon, in the Waihao river.. The boy, got on to the thin ice, and the ice gave way, and he went under. His sister gave the alarm, and several men who were about 200 yards away, rushed to the spot, and saw the boy clinging to the ice, but before they could get to him, the unfortunate boy was drowned. At the inquest to-day, the jury returned a verdict of accidentally drowned,
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/GIST19030721.2.23
Bibliographic details
Gisborne Times, Volume X, Issue 947, 21 July 1903, Page 2
Word Count
100BOY DROWNED. Gisborne Times, Volume X, Issue 947, 21 July 1903, Page 2
Using This Item
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in