All Rescued.
FERRY STEAMER SUNK. PLUCKY RESCUERS. [ 8y Electric Telegraph—Copyright] [United Press Association.] (Received 9.10 a.m.) Sydney, February 10. The ferry steamer Lady Rawson, while conveying a party of moonlight excursionists, cut down and sunk u motor launch off Dawes Point. Five men were precipitated into the water. Lifebuoys were thrown, and four were rescued, but one drifted away, and there was an exciting rescue. Two young men in spite of the risk from sharks, divested themselves of their clothing, swam to the man's assistance, and succeeded in keeping the man afloat until they were picked up.
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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 34, 10 February 1914, Page 5
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