PARMER'S DEATH.
CHARRED BODY FOUND.
WAS BURNING UNDERGROWTH.
(By Telegraph.—Press Association.) CHRIST CHURCH, this day. Mr. AVilliam Duggan, single, aged about 70 years, who lived by himself on a small farm at North Loburn, was found dead on his farm yesterday afternoon.
He was seen by a neighbour early on Thursday afternoon burning undergrowth on the side of a steep hill on hk property. As they did not see him yesterday two neighbours went to the place where he was seen the previous day and there found his body, badlv charred.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19390304.2.93
Bibliographic details
Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 53, 4 March 1939, Page 10
Word Count
91PARMER'S DEATH. Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 53, 4 March 1939, Page 10
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Auckland Star. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Auckland Libraries.
Log in