BODY FOUND ON BEACH
WEALTHY YOUNG WOMAN RETURNING FROM JAPAN (Reed. Sept. 28, noon.) SYDNEY, Sept. 27. Mystery surrounds the death, by drowning* of a wealthy young .woman, Constance McCrae, whose body, clad in most expensive garments,'was discovered on the beach near Sydney Heads. The police have just established that the wonian, who was 27 years of age, had returned from a trip to Japan. She had disappeared from the China steamer Tamla, \vhich left, late on Friday night on the continuation of the voyage to Melbourne, where the young woman resided. ■ The police have formed the opinion that Miss Mcßae accidentally fell overboard when a heavy wave caused the Tanda to roll as it was passing through Sydney Heads at midnight on Friday. .A post-mortem examination showed that death -was due to drowning. • -
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19131, 28 September 1936, Page 5
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