SHARK ADVENTURE IN HOBSON'S BAY.
tf*Bߣ? TWO
adventure took A> .tffiG June 24th, in Pl» cc f * Melbourne, when a large Hobß'° n ' «the bottom of a boat and sank short stove . were rescuec j it.^ tbl t:?wa"justo'Ithepointo1thepointof S inkS^Kdays past the presence of mc For a, •! the'harbour was known to water, such a, the those *fc° „ .^d'the fishermen who live S*r«f ™e.f n Sv This shark has been by hauling J^ction among the fishercausing" hSThe appearance of the men's nets, J™ where this incl dent ocshark in tben»« the two men who «^d, wthS encounter. " ' These men 6!* u tin fch ir boatf qmct i y pauy, TS i VXJvl.cn.«:heirpraftwa S vorkw? *?\ o Bhuk Thcic narnea are Uk. to , the. n f a! d Richard Jenkins. Robert J^Sifoftaraofago, and The former^aboob o l aU has Is 57 years old, and has *■ -'W; fS«O ywras b"b either of been oshaig lUY* r g 0 { S uch an event as them bad eve hearfl g fche s]mrk this before.,* and they then saw ®mif\t fir"time. Hi 3 len £fch 1S feet. It wasa estimated at ao . hfc ftnd bho men A$S?« ing the pilchards -w*f f^JJJom.pUce to place but •?«flW*''iS any attack on themselves. n<?*f ■? s t r ongly-built flat bottom SJtiif 24? feet long by about 7f JSrm^igbb ; the nets bad just ■*"* flwn A»n; everything was Ptheff^e alone on the water, qf' jL? n the after pnrt of the boat, the bottom of the boat and *enWb3iP£ timber, and the stern •W^W'SKeaved up about three feet olWfftS shock was like the for l rSmentl byt on recovering f" -T .{PflMhed on them that they hau SjffllVtho Shark, and.Jei.kin3 be»S' M keep the brute away. £fySi"h 9 P water was pouring I throLhEbottom, for the shark had ?riSaholUearly "big a» a man's head fflttt timber an inch and an 'AS Con cried out, "My rSsheSpe'' and Jenkins said ''Yes, °i I sta: owned."" The water had now Son, and called out to send a boat S§ M'oftheir heavier clothing, iri only thpflgW PQW. Qf saving their letter rose to the n,en'Bwawt9. JohnS%^"PP iDS t0 swim, but Jenkins XwHlth'to'Btiok to the boat aa bur as they:.«wW« *ough he had little hoLi af^t moments. Tb^v skntedout V hasten the bpatmen from the tfekon:' ,Their boas had now settled down Almost • level with the nte^wUmU « a wave or a movemwt ii|; W. W WW Place th^ unWite^ men at , the mercy of the shark. AH tbig took place in a few minuteß,6(Jrapy indeed that the men have nooleai TecoliflQtion of the defciils of their t«#l« f^Qfl- Bul> at this momentthf to them and they, were taken in jugc &* they had made ieidy to fiSii ifi^le'for life. .Xhebo&t'setew froni the Nelson deaeryo aU prafee and psfy for their smartness. f;iflragfl.ofl|,of bed.ap,4 manned the without watting to put their clothes dn; Jfoltiihatel^the -boat %as swinging astern, aWI this, together with the activity 4lbWt6f a^d their hw4 rowing, enabled them to get to the spot just in time to effect
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS18880709.2.8.1
Bibliographic details
Auckland Star, Volume XIX, Issue 161, 9 July 1888, Page 3
Word Count
503SHARK ADVENTURE IN HOBSON'S BAY. Auckland Star, Volume XIX, Issue 161, 9 July 1888, Page 3
Using This Item
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Auckland Libraries.