WELL-KNOWN SHEARER DROWNED.

Maoriland Worker, Volume 3, Issue 86, 1 November 1912, Page 4

WELL-KNOWN SHEARER DROWNED.

Members of "the New "Zealand Shearers' Association and of the A.W.TL will learn-with Jqgrek that Jack Allinson, popularly known us "Ginger Jack," has ih© .Great Divide. Jack had been toiling at Mt. Algidus, and., in company with Joe TayJpr, an old mate, he left the station on Saturday, October 19, with the intentdoii of enaking down for shearing. On reaching the Wilberforcei, they found it in flood, and they discussed the advisability of venturing to croie it. Jack said to Taylor, who was just behind him: "We'll chance it, Joe." Taylor replied, "No," "but Jack ppeeumably did not hear him, for J» sfaoed his horse into the stream, the force o! which swept the horse fronft "beneath him. The unfortunate ttian fought "hard to reach land, but he was handicapped by a heavy coat, which he was wearing, and was carried down the stream." His body was on Monday, October 21, seven miles down the xfaqc.

The funeral took place in Christchurch on the 23rd ult., and iww attended by a number of members, by whom the deceased was highly respected. Jack was 56 years of -age, and had followed shearing in Auetaalia end New Zealand for a number of y«M*.