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Dunstan Times, Issue 999, 10 June 1881, Page 3

The remains of a man, Edward Colo, who had boon missing inGroymouth, were found at Brunnorton in a rather singular manner. The “ Argus ” states that a man named Geo. Crawford went to clear out a culvert that was choked with the sludge and sand. The hole was between 5 and Oft deep, and the culvert about Ift square. When working with his shovel he came across a piece of cloth, and immediately after found that the culvert had been partly choked by the body of a man. The feet were inside the culvert, which wore quite stopped up by deceased’s legs. It is supposed deceased fell into the hole accidentally, and that before he could extricate himself he was smothered with water and sludge. He had been recently driving a horse and cart for Mr Howe, eonraotor, Stillwater Creek, and has friends at Hatter’s Terrace.