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* FOUND DROWNED. UT ELECTRIC TELEOKAPII,—COrTEIcni'. I'£R UNITED PBE6S ASSOCIATION. Received March 16, i).4u a.m. SYDNEY. March 16. The body of Frank Laiug, the Auckland commission agent who was drowned in tho surl, was •when recovered lound to bo fully clothed, including an overcoat and a handkerchief bound over the face. smuggled" OPIUM. Received March 10, 5).40 a.m. MELBOURNE, March 16. Tho value of tho opium seized in the Commonwealth during the past three years is estimated at £11,794. ROASTED TO DEATH. Received March 10, 0.40 a.m. PERTH, March 10. A linesman named Cox while working with overhead electric wires fell across a live cable carrying: a current of 2000 volts and was roasted to death.
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Mataura Ensign, 16 March 1909, Page 3
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119AUSTRALIAN NEWS. Mataura Ensign, 16 March 1909, Page 3
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