ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES.
At I’orisouby, Auckland,' yesterday, a married man named James' Edwards, 30 years of ago, dived from a rock and laded to rise to the surface. His body was recovered in four feet of water. A Dalmalion, 25 years of age, named Mato Autunovitch, was injured while working on railway, construction worlds at Matiore oil Friday hist, and died in the Tanniarnnni Hospital early on Wednesday morning, deceased,. while attempting to unhitch a lorso from a truck, was knocked down and (ragged idong under the front of the truck.
William Patterson, a well known Oton
anga returned soldier, was nm over and died on Tuesday by the South-bound xpress. Mr Patterson, who resided at Horohanga. boarded tho train at that own. and got off fit Ilangatiki. On re■ntoring tiro train lie. fell or was dragged mderneath, and was instantly killed, the Irody being terribly mutilated. Deceased, who was 34 years of age, enlisted with the Fourth Reinforcements, and _ served until quite recently, seeing service in Egypt, Gallipoli, plamlers, and Franco. Ho Was a single man. Tho accident was not seen by anybody. ,
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 1705, 20 December 1919, Page 6
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