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Felix Mathieu - Maungatapu murders

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Felix Mathieu - Maungatapu murders

Felix Mathieu, a publican and storekeeper who was killed at Maungatapu. On the back of this image it says that the dog of Mr Price, a stepson of Mathieu, found John Kempthorne's hat which led to discovery of the bodies on 28 June 1866.

Credit

Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: PA2-2943
Photographer: William Davis
Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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Felix Mathieu - Maungatapu murders, URL: https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/photo/felix-mathieu-maungatapu-murders, (Manatū Taonga — Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated


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