LOST FROM TRAWLER
FIREMAN DROWNED FELL OVERBOARD IN HAURAKI GULF (Special to “Chronicle.”) AUCKLAND, May 1. Details of the drowning of Sidney Veale, a fireman on the trawler Countess, in Huraki Gulf about 22 miles from Auckland, show that the fatality occurred while the Countess was trawling in a calm sea with a light wind blowing. Alexander Reid, who was on watch, did not see Veale come on deck, nor did he see him fall into the water. He noticed Veale struggling in the sea a.nd immediately gave the alarm. The engines were stopped and a boat lowered. Veale was some 100 yards astern. Quick work had a boat rushing to the rescue, but Veale suddenly disappeared and although the boat stood by for some time, he did not reappear. Veale, who was a married man with three children, lived in Manurcwa, and had been only two weeks a fireman on the trawler Countess, although he had been an employee of the owners in other work for a number of years.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WC19270502.2.33
Bibliographic details
Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 19829, 2 May 1927, Page 6
Word Count
171LOST FROM TRAWLER Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 19829, 2 May 1927, Page 6
Using This Item
NZME is the copyright owner for the Wanganui Chronicle. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International licence (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of NZME. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in