WALKED OFF?
FARMER AND HIS AVIFE LEAVE FARM. NEIGHBOURS ATTEND TO ANIMALS. ROTORUA, Oet. 2s. Unusual circumstances would appear to attach to the disappearance of Air. Robert Goombridge and his wife, who for the past six montus have been farming o u leasehold property near Fairy Springs. Apparently Air. Coomb-ridge, on Saturday week, disposed of a quantity of furniture and household effects, together with a number of pigs and, leaving a large number of poultry and several, cows, which were running on the farm, to take care ot themselves, left with his wife 'without giving any indication of his ides tinatioiv. > t ‘ The poultry and' cows wei e discovered by neighbours, having been unfed and without attention for three, days. • . v ■ ■ l l > ' ■( - Air. Coombridge. left no indication as to Jiis whereabouts, and so far all inquiries have, failed to bring any jn. formation to light. : It is presumed that after realising on, portion of their property they left the district. Air. Coombridge, R i s understood, was occupying the farm on a lea.se which, lias not expired.
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Gisborne Times, Volume LXXIII, Issue 12090, 1 November 1933, Page 2
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