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Sydney Morning Herald
: Surf Drowning, Wollongong, 1836.
Extract
from
Sydney Morning Herald, 19 December
1836, page 25.
Letter: A Subscriber.
Introduction.
A
Page 25
ILLAWARRA
STOCKADE.
To the Editor
of the Sydney Herald
SIR, - This morning
while the Stockade prisoners were bathing, one unfortunate man perished
in the surf; it is lamentable that a fellow being should be launched into
eternity caused by neglect.
To permit men
(some of them unable to swim) to bathe when the surf is running so very
violent as when the unfortunate man was lost, particually as there are
plenty of safe places within the harbour, and to risk lives on that
open beach is extremely wrong.
Why not permit
them the privilege of bathing at either of the beautiful new bathing-houses
lately errected by them? - of course by the directions of their
Superintendent and authority of Government for so doing.
While on the
subject of the Illawarra Stockade, I beg to remark that several complaints
are daily made of many of the men working for private friends, and making
little conveniences at the Stockade, quite contrary to what they
should be doing for the public.
You may also
see their guard loitering about this Township in a shocking state in the
noon day.
This generally
occurs when their superiors ramble for a few days in the remote parts of
this district.
By inserting
the above facts you will much oblige
A
SUBSCRIBER.
Wollongong,
Saturday,
December 10, 1836.
Sydney Morning Herald,
19 December 1836, page 25.
Letter: A Subscriber.
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