SAD DROWNING ACCIDENT.
By Telegraph—Press Association. WANGANUI, March 8. A sad drowning accident occurred this afternoon. The children of the Upokongaro School, with parents and friends, went up the river to Karawhaike for a picnic. A boy got out of his depth, and two ladies, named Mrs C: F. Gieson and Miss Kate Campbell lost their'lives in trying to rescue him. The bodies have been recovered. The boy was saved. (Miss Campbell was well-known and highly-respected in Masterton. She was for some time a teacher at the Te Ore Ore School, and resided at Lansdowne. Her parents lived at Opaki, and removed, a short time ago, to Wanganui, Miss Campbell accompanying them. The relatives of the deceased will have the sympathy of a large circle of friends in their bereavement).
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8376, 9 March 1907, Page 5
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130SAD DROWNING ACCIDENT. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8376, 9 March 1907, Page 5
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