MAULED BY SHARK.
SW'IWMER IN A RIVER. TWENTY MILES FROM SEA. (United Press Association—Copyngnt). SYDNEY, January 28. The continued sultry weather is keeping the sharks moving in coastal waters. * ■ • Walter John McCuteheon, aged 15, was swimming at Lambeth Wharf, East Hills, on the Georges River, 20 miles -from the sea, last night, when he was mauled'by a 10-foot shark. His left arm was badly gashed and his breast was bared to the bone.
Frank Spru<je showed great braveryin rescuing. McCutcheon, the shark’s tail lashing his body.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 54, Issue 92, 29 January 1934, Page 6
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86MAULED BY SHARK. Ashburton Guardian, Volume 54, Issue 92, 29 January 1934, Page 6
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