CHARRED REMAINS IN FIRE
IDENTITY OF THE VICTIM. ESTABLISHED BY A KEY. INVESTIGATIONS IN LONDON. United Press Assn. —Elec. Tel. Copyright. (Received Dec. 29. i .30 p.m.) SYDNEY', Dec. 29. On November 19 a sheepfarmer in the Lake Ranges, near Bungendorc, forty miles from Goulhourn, found the remains of a large fire. An examination of Ihe ashes disclosed hones apparently lliosc of a human-being, a gun barrel partly mcllcd, a watch, and a small key. Intensive inquiries by the police, extended to London, where Scotland Y'ard lias traced the makers of the key and its Australian destination. These facts, coupled with research by local scientists have resulted in the establishment or the identity of llic dead man as Sydney James Morrison, aged 21, a resident of Bondi. Inquiries are proceeding in an effort io discover how Morrison met his dcaill.
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Waikato Times, Volume 110, Issue 18521, 29 December 1931, Page 8
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140CHARRED REMAINS IN FIRE Waikato Times, Volume 110, Issue 18521, 29 December 1931, Page 8
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