BODY FOUND.
FARMER DROWNED IN RIVER.
EVIDENCE OF ACCIDENT.
(By Telegraph.—rress Association.)
TE AWAMUTU, this day
The body of Mr. Ralph Haliburton, aged 41, farmer, of Pokuru, who hacl been missing from his home since Wednesday morning, was recovered from the flooded Puniu .River thin morning. It was caught against a submerged blackberry clump. The indications point to accidental drowning while Mr. Haliburton was using a makeshift raft to gather driftwood. An inquest will be held.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXV, Issue 147, 23 June 1934, Page 12
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