A schoolgirl, Nancy Browne, agied about nine, daughter of Serjgeant F. Browne, of tlie- Onehunga police, had a narrow escape from drowning when she tripped on the Onejiunga wharf and fell into the harbor. She was rescued by the engineer of a steamer berthed at the wliarf.
The early settlers’ reunion was one of the most delightful functions of Wanganui’s successful carnival week. The oldest woman, present, Mrs. Jessie Watt, was presented with a beautiful bouquet-, and the oldest man, Mr. George Mitchell, with an autograph hook, signed by all present.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18025, 28 February 1933, Page 2
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