Two young gentlemen—Messrs. Percy Delay and A. Von der Poorten—left Echuca : for Albury by the Murray river in an open boat, and accomplished the journey—3l2 miles—in four weeks, tugging against the current all the way. During the first week, the 'Border Post says, they made 40 miles; the second week, ! 60 miles ; the third, 100 miles, and the foiirth : they managed, so to speak,' to' travel 112 miles. They commenced as notices, and 'how they are under the impression that they will be able to hold their own against any 'two boatmen on the Murray, It may be observed that they only worked between'sunrise and sunset, and that they halted at several stations on the route, where they were hospitably entertained. The boat is 20ft. by 4ft. 6in., in which they slept every night under canvas. These gentlemen are, to use a colonial phrase, new chums. They reached Victoria eight months ago, and have travelled nearly the whole of the colony for pleasure and observation. They expressed themselves highly pleased with the scenery along the Murray, and the’ attention paid them by certain geutlemen m ’Albury!' The only disappointment they met with was in not .seeing any ,of pur snakes ; however, before leaving the colonies we have no doubt their curiosity will be satisfied. A discovery was made at the Hobson's Bay railway, station on Wednesday evening, 30th ult., about 9 o’clock, which would seem to_ indicate (says the Aryus),,thaba shocking crime has 8 been perpetrated. Constable. Flannery," who is stationed at the terminus, when making his usual rounds, discovered in one of the waterclosets a parcel containing, the dead bodies of two female infants. The bodies were roughly wrapped, up in some articles of women’s underclothing, and, placed in a pillowcase containing a quantity of chloride of lime. The constable removed the bodies to the morgue. A cursory examination showed that the children were apparently about a, week old, 1 and were twins. They seemed to have received some injury on the back of their skulls; but there were no external marks of violence. The constable, while on duty, observed nothing which would throw any light, on this extraordinary occurrence.. The detectives.. believe they have obtained a clue to the paternity of. the infants. The clothes in which the bodies of the children were enwrapped will, it is anticipated, load to the detection of the parties implicated. .■, ~ , : ,
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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 4845, 2 October 1876, Page 3
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