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(FROM OTTR OWN CORKBSI'OSDBJfI. V ' . \ m-M v,uv-' - : X . DRY DOCK. / ; Wellington. ! '; In view of early direct steam communication'with England, the City Council and Harbor Board are co-operating'fdr the establishment of a dry dock here. ■' .. . "',- ;j: ' STRUCK WITH LIGHTNING.: j • Hawera, j .' ■ ■' A houso in Bamford'j paddocks was struck with lightning on Monday night, and completely wrecked. The sheets covering the bods of the occupants named Goldfinch were literally burned, as also wan some of their clothing. Their bodily escape was miraculous. / j. I A petition has been forwarded to Sir George Grey praying that the offspring' of old colonists may get a fair proportion of land free. Du.s'edin, August 12th. 1 ■ The body of an eight-year-old child has been found in the harbor. i
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 3, Issue 844, 12 August 1881, Page 2
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126LATEST TELEGRAMS. Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 3, Issue 844, 12 August 1881, Page 2
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