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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIX, Issue 89, 20 August 1923, Page 8

Burins the la&t trip of the Marama from Sydney to Wellington a fireman fell down the ladder leading to the engine room, and he was rather seriously gashed, the covering of one lung bekg, exposed. No professional medical man was on hoard, hut two passengers, at the captain's request, stopped into the breach, Father Hanrahan, of the Christ-church cathedral, and Mr Somerset, well-known sportsman. Mr Somerset acted ax the anaesthetist and the priest as the doctor. The wounds? wore patched up, and it was found neor»ss*ry to put in a number of stitches. The paTTeot was removed to hospital on arrival a day or two later and wa s discharged a couple of day& a K°- h° s P ita ' authorities stato the attention received at the hands of the "doctors" undoubtedly sav»:l t!r.i from serious complications.