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, L Monday. ; A cake of gold weighing 5480zs has been obtained from 328 tens of stone from the Cromwell Quartz Mining Company's claim. ••■■.■ ■•:'■ Sir Julius Vogel, in acknowledging the receipt of a copy of the New Zealand Anthem, writes to its composer:—"l think the idea is excellent of associating our colony in the minds of children being educated in this country with a pleasing melody they can never forget, and the remembrance of which will bring before, them Britain beyond the seas." .;-.■•■; An inquest was held'at Taieri to-day on the body of a man named John Scan-; nell who was found dead under mysterious; circumstances. The result of the inquiry went to show that death was caused by exposure while under the influence of drink, and by asphyxia caused by the tightness of his shirt collar.
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Thames Star, Volume IX, Issue 3058, 3 December 1878, Page 2
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137DUNEDIN. Thames Star, Volume IX, Issue 3058, 3 December 1878, Page 2
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