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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XI, Issue 223, 11 September 1876, Page 4

Two parties recently went out rabbit bunting in the Wairarapa, and between tbem killed 160 rabbits in less tban a day. Agnes Beekwitb, the daughter of the well known swimming instructor, recently accomplished the feat of swimming from Chelsea to Greenwich, >a distance of ten miles, ia 2 hours 46 minutes, a time, which bas never been approached by any other female swimmer. Starting on the best ot tbe ebb from a boat near the Chelsea old bridge at 9 minutes past three, the - swimmer at once etarted a steady breast " stroke, which she maintained the whole of the way. Westminster bridge which, like all the other bridges under which the swimmer past, was crowded, .was reached in 49 minutes, and London Bridge at 31. minutes past four. The water irom tbis point was unlike what had been passed— beautifully smooth— and the swimmer received much encouragement from the crews of the various sbipß moored in the river. At three minutes past five, while going ■well, she passed the Shadwell entrance to the London Docks, and at 38 minutes post 5 Millwali Pier. Upon arriving at the Ship at Greenwich the swimmer loft the water, comparatively freßb, at 55 minutes past fivo, the time for the rjourriey, : a 8 takeh-Tby a Benson's chronograph, being 2 hours 46 minutes 25 seconds. No refreshments we taken during the long swim.