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  • a youth aged 18 years was prevented from throwing himself from the bridge
  • Kenneth Weekes, son of a city hotel-keeper, having missed his train, was walking over the bridge from North Sydney when he met a youth who had thrown most of his clothing in a pile on the footway and was dressed only in his trousers
  • the lad ran to the railings as soon as he saw Weekes and tried to climb over
  • Weekes grabbed him by the wrist and the boy hung suspended.
  • Weekes called for help and another man ran to assistance and dragged the youth back to the footway
  • after a great struggle the boy was removed to a reception home at Darlinghurst
  • The youth said he had been down-trodden all his life, and has had trouble at home
Date of attempt
Newspaper
The West Australian, 27 February 1933, p. 8
Bundaberg Daily News and Mail, 27 February 1933, p. 6
Gender
Male
status
Prevented