THE WIMMERA.
'A SEARCH FOiR WRECKAGE. (United Press Association.) TE HAPDA, July 3. /Constable Thornell, o't . Houhora is busily engaged in searching the East Coast, while Constable Calwell, from Kaitaia, ;is performing the same duty on the West Coast, looking for wreckage from the Wimmera, but so far nothing has been discovered. tSgven men from a vessel were coming i ashore in aa open boat yesterday at 'Tom Bowline Bay for the purpose '-.of talking off a; boat that they had left on the .beach when going to the relief of thesurvivors of the s.s. Wimmeia, In coming through the surf, which was very rough, the boat capsized, and was. completely, broken up, the oco'iiJiUnts reaching the shore with difficulty. l • Noj one was hurt, and- they found their way overland to Air : Munrb's fax - m. On ar-: -l'ivalcof a messenger a launch was ; .de-j spatched to bring them 1e whci'ti they arrived at 6 a.m. this morning f aud were taiken out to the vessel, which; had.i to come to Parenga Heads to receives "them. - *, :
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LII, Issue 161, 5 July 1918, Page 8
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176THE WIMMERA. Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LII, Issue 161, 5 July 1918, Page 8
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