FLOODS IN NELSON DISTRICT.
Fatal Accident,
13y Telegraph,—press association.]
Nelson, August 31. Information has ken received from Motuekft that on Monday night the Mouloro, Graham und Motneka rivers wore iu Ligli Hood, And that some
damago Imd been done to recently constructed protective works nt Whnk;\i ewa. The floods were tho highest experienced for the Inst six years. A hoy of 10, Bertie Bright, whose lute father was n jockey, whs standing on the bank of ihe Graham river when tho bank, having lieon uudormtnrd, gave way, and he foil into the river. Tlio accident was observed, but no assistiinco could be rendered, nud tho lad was carried down tlio stream. Ilia body hna not yet been recovered.
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4207, 1 September 1892, Page 3
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118FLOODS IN NELSON DISTRICT. Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4207, 1 September 1892, Page 3
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