SAFETY FOR BATHERS
PROVISION OF BOX-LINES WAIKATO RIVER INNOVATION [from our own correspondent] HAMILTON, Friday For the protection of bathers using the Waikato liiver during the holiday season, box-lines have been provided by the Hamilton Life-saving Club. Lines have been placed at the motorists' camp and the rowing club's pavilion, and near other popular bathing areas, The lines are contained in boxes set in a prominent position on posts, and full instructions are given for their use. A bell is also provided on the box and should be rung when an accident occurs. The bells are connected with the telephones of the houses above the bank, and owners have been asked to notify the police when the bell is heard.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22616, 2 January 1937, Page 8
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120SAFETY FOR BATHERS New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22616, 2 January 1937, Page 8
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