ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.
(Per Press Association.) Kelson, April 2. Arthur Draper, of AVolliugton, a seaman ou the steamer Avairoa trading to Nelson and Golden Bay, was drowned at Takaka wharf last night. The man was in a dinghy alongside the steamer just at the time of the departure of the vessel and it is presumed ho fell out. A bout was sent after deceased but ho sank before it readied him. The body was recovered this morning. Deceased was 2fi years of age and unmarried. Ho was a nephew of Captain Rocketts, master of the AVairoa.
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Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXI, Issue 8776, 2 April 1907, Page 2
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96ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES. Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXI, Issue 8776, 2 April 1907, Page 2
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