Gibbon’s sawmill, Kōpū, on the Waihōu River. From an opposite bank Elizabeth’s desperate calls for help
went unheard. Photo: SUPPLIED
Exploding gun causes fatality in Thames
John Duncan, straddling the wild pig he’d just killed, lit his pipe with satisfaction.It had been a good Sunday morning in April, 1874, hunting with his wife Riripeti (Elizabeth) at…
