SAVED FROM DEATH.
Remarkable Sequel To Motor Accident. ALL BUT FATAL GAS LEAK. Kowived 11 a.m.'! SYDNEY, this dayTwo women were saved from death in an amazing way on Saturday night. Herbert Schotield, aged 30, oi Kensaigron met with a motor accident and was taken honae bv three men. As they approached the flat they were assailed by a stTon" smell of gas in the bedroom. Thev"found Schofte'ds sister unconscious in bed, while his mother was found in a stupor. _ A plumber stated that lOjO leet ot ~as had escaped in the room. A doctor stated that had the women stayed a few minutes longer in the room they would have been asphyxiated. Schofield's condition is critical.
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Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 47, 25 February 1929, Page 7
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117SAVED FROM DEATH. Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 47, 25 February 1929, Page 7
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