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(Per Press Association) Auckland, March 2 The death has occurred’at Pamapuria of Job Toamia, who was stated to be 105 years old. In his younger days Toamia was an all round sportsman, excelling in boxing, wrestling and'running 1 . Ho was a great devotee* of the turf ami during the early eighties owned some of the 'best racehorses between Kawakawa and North Cape. Part of his life was spent at sea and ho sailed in some of the early whaling vessels as an ordinary seaman. Eventually he was promoted to first mate. He was one of five survivors of a ship wrecked off Cape Karikari, North Auckland.
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Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LVII, Issue 10016, 4 March 1929, Page 3
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109OVER A CENTURY Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LVII, Issue 10016, 4 March 1929, Page 3
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