>From The South Australian Advertiser, 28 November 1892 - A SCULLER DROWNED. Melbourne, November 27. A young man, William Ahearne, was sculling on the Yarra this morning in a clinker sculling boat when the boat upset and Ahearne was left struggling in the water. Several persons jumped in after him and assisted him to within 12 yards of the bank, when be suddenly collapsed and sank like a stone. His body was recovered a few hours after. ------------------------------------------------ Historic Australian Newspapers, 1803 to 1954 http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper Aherns in Australian Records http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~aherns/ahcrim.htm ------------------------------------------------