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About Thomas Hingston
SAD DROWNING ACCIDENT. We regret to learn of the death of Mr Hingston, of Te Puke, by drowning; while bathing in the Waihi Creek, near Maketu, on Easter Monday. The deceased gentleman and his family had gone picnicking to the Waihi, which is a favourite resort of the Te Pukeites for that purpose. Mr Hingston and his son went into the creek to bathe. He swam to the opposite bank, and was returning when suddenly he sank. His son ran off to give the alarm to the ladies, not noticing a Maori close at hand, who might have given assistance. About 3. 30 p.m., Mr A. Warbrick, manager at Matata of Mr Symonds' sulphur works there, (who was on his way from Matata to Mr Symonds here to talk over the proposed purchase of a new sulphur deposit) arrived at Waihi. He, on being applied to by Mr Hingston's family, searched for the body, accompanied by a Maori in a canoe. Mr Warbrick saw the body at the bottom near the bar. He dived, and dislodged it, and succeeded in getting a rope about it and getting it into the canoe. The body was brought ashore, and Mr Benner, Postmaster, Maketu, did his best to restore animation by means of an electric battery, but without avail. Mr Hingston and family arrived here in the Lady Jocelyn as one of Mr Stewart's special settlers. The sad occurrence has cast a gloom over the district and much sympathy is expressed for the family. BAY OF PLENTY TIMES, VOLUME XVIII, ISSUE 2609, 1 APRIL 1891, PAGE 2.
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Thomas Hingston's Timeline
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March 15, 1843
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Bristol, England (United Kingdom)
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1875
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1876
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| 1891 |
March 30, 1891
Age 48
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Maketū, Bay of Plenty, North Island, New Zealand
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March 30, 1891
Age 48
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Old Te Puke Cemetery, [Plot 1836.], Te Puke, Bay of Plenty, North Island, New Zealand
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