MAN DROWNED
IN HOLLYFORD RIVER.
(~By Telegraph—Per Press Association)
DUNEDIN, June 25. News was received here from Queenstown, that Alfred Edward Wade of AVairarapa, was drowned in the lower Hollyford River, West Coast on June 11th. With his mate, Stanley Shaw, he had been prospecting for gold for some weeks. Shaw..made an 80 mile journey from th© Coast to Elfin Bay with the news.
The men rowed over the river in a boat on June 3rd landing stores, when Wade rowed the boat back and swam across with difficulty; The men travelbut encoun % tered such difficulties that they decided to return, Wade went ahead to ,v Vkvim the river and bring the boat back'for the transport of stores, but .when Shaw arrived 2 hours later Wade vas missing, 1 . H-s qlotlies were on the bank. KventwiUy Shaw.crossed on a raft and after 4 days' search trekked for civilisation. Wade is said to have been 33 years of age and married with 2 children. His father is a farmer at Konini. A police party is leaving to-night Shaw to search i’er; the missing yuan’s body. ' •
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Hokitika Guardian, 26 June 1931, Page 2
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