A Brave Act.
WORTHILY RECOGNISED. Blenheim, October 33. Ofl Saturday night a young man named Harry Norton, a resident ot Te Awaite, the historic whaling station in Marlborough Bounds, was presented with a gold medal and address subscribed for by a number of admirers in recognition of an act ot bravey performed by him in June last, by which he saved his father from drowning in Cook Strait. The Mayor, who made the presentation, referred to the circumstances of the deed as particularly meritorious. The party had made fast to a whale they were pursuing and the boat was being rushed along in the rough part of the Straits at the rate of from eight to ten knots an hour. The rope knocked Norton, senior, overboard, and as the older man (though he had been whaling for many years) could not swim, the son jumped after him and held him up until they were rescued. It is considered certain the deed will be recognised by Royal Humane SQCiety. Young Norton is a hallcaste.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 3589, 24 October 1905, Page 3
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173A Brave Act. Manawatu Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 3589, 24 October 1905, Page 3
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