CHILD DROWNED
TRAGEDY NEAR AUCKLAND
(By Telegraph—Prows Association.) AUCKLAND, January 23. Drowned in three feet of water, a' six-year-old boy lost his life at Blockhouse Bay this afternoon at a lime when there was a large number of bathers in the water. The victim was Donald Ambrose, son of Mr. Gustav Ambrose, of Eden Terrace. The boy was found floating face down about 50 yards from shore. The tide was full at 3 o'clock, but although it was falling when the boy was in the water, there was very little current. Mr. and Mrs. Ambrose were on shore at the time. The boy was Been about five minutes before he was found, but as far as is known nobody saw him get into difficulties.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXV, Issue 19, 24 January 1938, Page 16
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124CHILD DROWNED Evening Post, Volume CXXV, Issue 19, 24 January 1938, Page 16
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