ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES
DROWNING FEARED (P.A. ) / WHANG AREI, Sept. 18. Believed to have been drowned in the Bay of Islands, Robert F. Munro, a retired blacksmith and justice of the peace, aged 70, is missing from his “ bach ”at Paihia. On- Tuesday morning an upturned dinghy containing an overcoat, in the pockets of which were papers bearing the name Munro, was discovered, but was not reported to the police until yesterday morning. The police then discovered that Munro was missing. It is understood that he was a brother of Mr J. W. Munro. Labour member for Dunedin North. BODY FOUND ON BEACH (P.A.) AUCKLAND. Sept. 18. A body believed to be that of Miss Clare Foster, aged 81, was found on Takapuna beach this morning. The deceased, who had been staying with friends at the seaside, was last seen at 10.30 last night. There were no marks of violence on the body. It is stated that Miss Foster had recently been suffering from loss of memory.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 24716, 19 September 1941, Page 6
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