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LAKE ROTORUA FATALITY. THREE MEMBERS OF ONE FAMILY LOST. Per Press (Association. Rotorua, November 23. About four o’clock yesterday a boat accident occurred on Lake Rotorua, whereby four lives were lost. A party of seven were returning in a sailing boat from Mokoia Island when a gust capsized the craft, Four of the occupants sank very quickly. They were:— Herbert Webb (401, plumber. His wife, about 35. His daughter, Phyllis, 13. Moses Edmonston (39), carpenter. The other occupants clung to the boat until rescued, one Ridly, being greatly exhausted. Only Edmonston’s body has been recovered so far. Webb leaves two sons, aged ten and eleven years. Edmonston leaves a widow, but no children.
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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXV, Issue 279, 23 November 1914, Page 5
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115FOUR DROWNED. Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXV, Issue 279, 23 November 1914, Page 5
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