West Coaster Drowned

Hokitika Guardian, 12 January 1923, Page 3

West Coaster Drowned

MR PADDY MORAN. < Grey Argus). Very general regret was fell ill town >. e-tei'da V ween wold was received ill (he deni'll "f .Mr Paddy Abu an, by tlrowiting. at Oi'i.ugo-i'ongo, Die <1 ■ eeased having been widely and lavoural.lv known on lh" Coast'. All Moran, u !a» left here some years ago. and waa carpenter le trade, had been emplaced with Semple’s Party ill their contract of constructing the Omtigni'lingo te.nnei, and had been engaged (here for abe.ut eighteen months. A AVellingmii Pro-s A-soeiatinn message -t;i! c- M'' Pmidv .Moran, of Semples Tunnel Party. Oroiigo-rongo, was round druwue 1 in ihe river. The deceased was well known on the West toast. !p. went shooting with some ot the limn ~I at the tunnel, hut did not i,'turn. Gis body was found by one of D-e moil. Ah' Abiran lias a wile in Inev. Mi- lal her-ilt-law is working at ihe (Irongo-rongo. The body has 1.,.,.,! hnuighi to AYainui-w-mala, whore an inquest will he held. The late Air Aloi'e.n wits about 12 real's of age and was a native of Kltmare. Besides a wile at Sydney, he le:i\-es live sisters Alls AYm Sampson, and i he ATisses Moran tCnwper Street'). Grevmntith; Ali-s .Moran (Wellington), and Sister Athanasius, of Napier Convent. ITis wife was formerly Alias Afaonire, memher of a family well known i‘i, the Grey district. The relatives vr'Al la.'.e the sympathy of many friends in ilv.'ir Ijoronvonu'ii!.