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DAVID JONES Mr David Jones, of Ongarue, a well-known King Country identity, died at Taumarunui last Monday. He was aged 77 years. The funeral was held at Taumarunui on Wednesday after a tangi at Kiakaitupeka Pa. On his mother's side, Mr Jones was a member of the Ngati-Hine tribe of the Ngapuhi people of Northland. Born at Kamo, near Whangarei, he left for the Thames goldfield at an early age before going to the King Country in 1900. After working on various contracts in the construction of the main trunk railway line, he finally settled at Ongarue, where he worked in the timber industry. Mr Jones also farmed in the Otangiwai-Ohura district for a few years. He took part in the development of the Waimiha district, where two of his sons took up farming. Mr Jones is survived by a widow and a family of four sons and three daughters.

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Te Ao Hou, July 1956, Page 3

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DAVID JONES Te Ao Hou, July 1956, Page 3

DAVID JONES Te Ao Hou, July 1956, Page 3

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