NO TRACE
TWO MISSING BOYS (0.C.) MAT AMAT A, this day. Despite thorough searching, no trace has yet been found of the two boys who are missing, believed drowned in the Waikato River. One of the boys, David Rusk, aged 17, was one of six sons of Mrs. Ethel Rusk, a widow, whose husband died last year. He was employed as a farm hand by Mr. R. Watkins, who instituted the first search. A morei extensive search has since been conducted by Constable T. J. Cotter, of Putaruru, and Constable Solly, of Cambridge. The other missing boy, Henry James Leslie Gosnell, was the son of Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Gosnell. of Maungatautari. The body of David Rusk's brother, Arthur, was found yesterday.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXIII, Issue 83, 9 April 1942, Page 8
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123NO TRACE Auckland Star, Volume LXXIII, Issue 83, 9 April 1942, Page 8
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