SAD DROWNING FATALITY.
By Telegraphs-Press Association. fi 1 V 'WAk.GANUI','Night. A sad drowiniiig happened in. the Wimg&nni. • this • afternoon, when ' j&: {s£hoOlboy, aged fifteen 1 , lost liis life!' The boy could swim: a; few- .strokes, but the liver bank runs down abruptly and lie was soon out of his depth. His mates endeavoured to effect a rescue, but were afraid of being dragged down, and therefore sought tlie aid of some Maoris. The body was recoYered half an hour later by the aid of a fishing net.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10150, 28 January 1911, Page 5
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87SAD DROWNING FATALITY. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10150, 28 January 1911, Page 5
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