ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES.
■«■» FATALITY AT WAVERLEY. Waverley, Oet. 2f). It was reported to the police this afternoon that an old settler, Peter Nelson, living alone, was found dead by a neighbor. MAN FALLS OVER A BANK. A man named Joseph Weston, a laborer, aged about 54, was found lying dead at the nine-mile peg on the Makirikiri road, early on Monday morningThe police were communicated with, and the body was brought into Wanganui. Jt appears that the deceased, who work«ft for Messrs Fernie Bros.-, came into Opokongaro on Saturday, and stayed at the hotel, sleeping iu a whare alongside the stable. On Sunday evening he set out for Fernic's Station. He was seen by two horsemen within a short distance of where he was ultimately found dead. He was then apparently, in an inebriated state, and it is presumed he fell over the bank, his neck being broken. Ah inquest is to be held.
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Taranaki Daily News, 31 October 1917, Page 5
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153ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES. Taranaki Daily News, 31 October 1917, Page 5
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