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United Press Association, FATAL ACCIDENTS. Dunedijj, October 25, . Another mysterious and violent death ocurred at South Dunedjn on Saturday evening. The body of a lad named Adams, about 10 years of age, was disr covered lying in a vacant piece of ground, a fow yards from fcho main road, with a bullet-hole in his head, and quite dead, Search was made for fire-arms, but none were discovered. The parents of the boy ase quite unable to account for the death of their son, and the police, so far, have obtained no clue. The affair is supposed to have been an accident.
Dunedin, this day. John Robertson, a passenger to Abbotsford on Saturday night, fell off the railway carriage near the guard's van, and was killed instantaneously. He was somewhat under the influence of drink at the time.
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 2129, 26 October 1885, Page 2
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138TELEGRAPHIC. Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 2129, 26 October 1885, Page 2
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