LEVEL-CROSSING TRAGEDY.
FUNERAL OF VICTIMS. Per Press Association. WHANGAREI, April 8. Hikurangi was a sad township today, when the funeral of the five victims of the level-crossing tragedy took place. Flags flew at half-mast, the shops were closed, and there was a cessation of labour of all kind. The funeral was an impressive one. The five flower-laden coffins were borno on two white-palled lorries. The cortege was over a mile long and consisted of more than 100 cars, fifteen buses and lorries. The interment took place in the Kauri Cemetery, a picturesque and historic ground, where sleep many pioneers of this district. ’There were few dry eyes when the coffins were lowered into five separate graves side by side. The last sad rites were performed by Rev. M. Drake, Anglican Vicar of Hikurangi, and Rev. T. S. Burton, Presbyterian pastor at Hikurangi. They stood together and shared in a most impressive service.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume L, Issue 113, 9 April 1930, Page 9
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152LEVEL-CROSSING TRAGEDY. Manawatu Standard, Volume L, Issue 113, 9 April 1930, Page 9
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