MEMORIAL TABLET
MAN'S GREAT BRAVERY
OAMARU SCHOOL'S TRIBUTE
Oamaru, November 13
At the Ofemaru South school to-day a memorial'tablet was unveiled and a handsome wall dedi6ated to the memory of Mr Charles John Connell,, who lost his life in attempting to save two companions from drowning at Long Point last January. Mr, Connell was a former pupil of the' South School and reference was made to his gallant action by Mr. J. Braithwaite, chairman of the .school committee. Mr. D. A. McPherson, headmaster, and the Mayor, Mr. M. F. Cooney. The tablet was unveiled by Miss McNaught, Who taught Mr. Connell, and Mr. J. Wallace, chairman of the Otago Education Board, accepted the memorial on behalf of the board.
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Stratford Evening Post, Volume III, Issue 201, 14 November 1934, Page 2
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