A feature of the terrible tragedy on Sydney Harbour, when the ferryboat Greycliffe was sunk with great loss of lite, has escaped general notice. The ferry was the “school boat” and was carrying a great number of children returning home from their schools, but the loss among these was small, compared with that among the adult passengers. A Gisborne resident who was in Sydney at the time of the tragedy commented upon this fact, and attributed the escape of scores of children to the fact that few youngsters nowadays are non-swimmors. while the adult generation still contain many people who have not developed confidence in the water.
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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVII, 30 November 1927, Page 6
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