THREE CHILDREN DROWNED
TWO SISTERS AND BROTHER
(P.A.) AUCKLAND, May 8. Three young Maori children, two sisters and their brother, lost their lives in a drowning accident at Te Kauwhata. They were Martha de Thierry, aged 12, John de Thierry, aged 9, and Ruth de Thierry, aged 6. Their parents are Mr and Mrs George de Thierry, of Te Kauwhata. The three children are believed to have gone to Lake Waikara unaccompanied on Sunday morning and they were not missed until they failed to return for tea that night. The discovery' of an upturned flat-bottomed boat on the shores of the lake, together with some of the children’s clothing, led to fears for their safety. The lake was dragged today and the three bodies were located close together about 30 yards from the shore.
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Southland Times, Issue 25358, 9 May 1944, Page 4
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