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FATAL AQcj MAORI BUSHFELLl WHILE CHOPPiJ AT ROTOlj TAWA TREE J At 2.30 yesterday af{J gang .of 14 Maoris eirJ felling. on. the Rotoiti I block knoclced off fotj smoko, one of them, to-put in-an-appearaM When calls f ailed toi sponse it was-.decided l and a searcb was ma^l ity in which Ratu wasll ing, , The unfortunate 1 lying beside the treel chopping with, his chejl and .the, upper part of 1 mangled. 1 It appeared that Ha felling a tawa tree, afl standing in a fork sofl eight feet above the gtj tree split and, the flyiJ him in the upper patil with terrific force. I He had evidently ba a- position from wh'icli* sible to escape quickly-J known to be dangeiJ spect. ■ It is not known ex« accident occurred, butfl ab.out. 15 . minutes. bgfj smoko. He was quit»B found and presumablj-J instantly. I The police. were A with and Constables-EcA went out imniediately fl Deceased'was a .marrB 25 yearg, and leaves-aA children. B
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Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 334, 22 September 1932, Page 4
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