A GUMDIGGER KILLED.
[BY TELEGRAPH.—OWN CORRESPONDENT. Kawakawa, Saturday. A digger, a native of Sweden, known only as " Steve," was killed during Thursday night while sleeping in his whare at Waungalowai. A dead kauri tree fell through the roof, smashing his head in. The police brought the body in yesterday, and Mr. Bishop, coroner, held an inquest,, when a verdict of "Accidental death " was recorded. The deceased is said to have £800 in some bank.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXVII, Issue 8361, 15 September 1890, Page 5
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74A GUMDIGGER KILLED. New Zealand Herald, Volume XXVII, Issue 8361, 15 September 1890, Page 5
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