THE EXPLOSION AT WELLINGTON. (BY TELEGRAPH.)
A Press Association wire of yesterday reports : — An inquest was held to-day on the body of Mrs Anthony, who was killed by the explosion on Wednesday night. No particulars beyond those already telegraphed were elicited, except that of Dr Diver, who gave it as his opinion that Mrs Anthony was using some hard instrument to scrape out the mixture from the mortal-, thereby causing the explosion. A verdict of "Accidental Death" was returned. The following rider was added :— " That the attention of Government be called to the fact of large quantities of dangerously explosive powder being mixed up in the city and soH without any steps being taken to regulate or limit such sale."
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Waikato Times, Volume XVII, Issue 1479, 24 December 1881, Page 2
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120THE EXPLOSION AT WELLINGTON. (BY TELEGRAPH.) Waikato Times, Volume XVII, Issue 1479, 24 December 1881, Page 2
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