BLOWN INTO HARBOUR
A BAKER AND HIS VAN. Wellington, Sept. 26 To have his motor van blown off the road and into the harbour by in exceptionally heavy gust of wind, was the experience of W. Darrjlgh, baker, of Miramar, at Ballena Bay on Saturday afternoon. Darragh, who had with him his eight-year-old son, was returning fiome from the citv in a light van, when a gust of wind blew the vs* into the water. The little boy wa» thrown out as the van went oyer, but Darragh was unable to free himself. The van settled in about si* feet of water, but fortunately the water dial not reach the top of the body, ant! when assistance arrived a tew minutes later Darragh was able to climb out of the back of the van with the aid of a ladder. Sixty loaves of bread in the van were lost. Darragh hurt his baek slightly, but was able to return to his home. The little boy had a knee scratched, but otherwise was . unharmed. To add to Darragh'* troubles, a telegram came to hia house while he was changing, announcing the death of his fattier, whom he had not seen for 20 year*.
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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVII, 27 September 1927, Page 8
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