Found Drowned.
(Per Press Association.) WANGANUI, August 1. The body of a man named Murphy, a fireman on the steamer Aotea, was found in the river, this morning. Deceased, who was a resident of Wellington, was married, and had four or live children. He was 40 years of age, and had been missing since Monday. The river was dragged near where the vessel was moored, with the result that the body was pulled up. He evidently fell off the wharf when going aboard on Monday night.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 181, 4 August 1904, Page 3
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86Found Drowned. Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 181, 4 August 1904, Page 3
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