LORD BRASSEY
NARROW ESCAPE FROM DROWN
ING
MELBOURNE, January 26.
Lord Brassey had a narrow escape from drowning. After witnessing the regatta lie was landing at the wharf, when a heavy sea displaced the seat, and the Governor was thrown into the water. He was swimming about for several minutes before he was hauled aboard a boat, much bruised and considerably exhausted.
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Auckland Star, Volume XXIX, Issue 22, 27 January 1898, Page 5
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62LORD BRASSEY Auckland Star, Volume XXIX, Issue 22, 27 January 1898, Page 5
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