STOWAWAY’S TRIP
ROUND AUSTRALIAN COAST
BACK TO NEW ZEALAND
WELLNGTON, June 10. Refused permission to land at Melbourne, Ronald Wintlirop, a New Zealander, aged 28, who stowed away on the Waihomo when she left Wellington on May Hi last, was taken round the coast of Australia and finally transferred to the Zealandia, which arrived here from Sydney yesterday. On yjing charged before Mr W. H. Wooden rd, S.M., in the Police Court he vas fined CIO. in default one month’s imprisonment. Senior-Sergeant 1). Scott said accused was a native of New Zealand, having' been born at Ashburton. Iho shipping company had been pnl to a good deal of expense as it had to nrbvide for his keep (luring the trip round the Australia con, t. Accused told the magistrate that lie would not have attempted to stow •iwav but for lb© fact that the strikes wore on and be could not gel work. He bad thought that if lie got to Australia lie might find employment on a. farm in the country. Hi* health ho said, had not boon very good, and be thought a warmer climate might prove beneficial. “If I had bad any monev 1 would not have stowed away." lie added.
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Hokitika Guardian, 13 June 1932, Page 8
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204STOWAWAY’S TRIP Hokitika Guardian, 13 June 1932, Page 8
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