A narrow escape from drowning occurred at Whangapoua on Friday last. Messrs Pulhem, Richards, Mclsaacs and another gentleman proceeded in a large open boat to Kuaotunu for the purpose of bringing Mrs Richards, three other ladies, and three children of the first-named lady, who came down from Auckland by the s.s. lona, back with them to Whangapoua. All went well until they were nearly home, when it was found there was too much swell to cross the Whangapoua bar, and an attempt was made to land on the beach, but in doing so the boat was capsized and all hands were precipitated into the water, but fortunately no one was drowned. One of the children received a nasty knock near the eye ; the others fortunately escaped uninjured.— Coromandel “News.”
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Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 481, 18 June 1890, Page 4
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