Missing girl's terrible death at Wellington: body discovered beneath spoil

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Missing girl's terrible death at Wellington: body discovered beneath spoil

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Digging operations carried out since 8th July 1931 uncovered the body of Phyllis Ava Symons, aged 17 years, who had been missing for more than a fortnight was recovered on Sunday afternoon. The body had been buried in soil dumped from work on the new Kilbirnie tunnel, several feet down in an area where soil was being dumped from several directions.

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Date created

1931-07-15

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Auckland Weekly News; Wellington Photographic Agency

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https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/photos/id/262477

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Murder / Investigation

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