REMARKABLE DEATHS.
Two Killed, in Lightning Storm In New South Wales. CRICKETER AND YOUNG GIRL. (Received 10.30 a.m.) SYDNEY, this day. During severe storms on the north coast two persons were killed by lightning. John Brewer, 29. a journalist, was playing cricket at Casino when a blinding flash struck him and two teammates down. Brewer was killed outright and the others were stunned. Where Brewer was standing, a hole a foot deep and three feet long was cut in the ground. Ivy Nicholas, 13, was killed at Murwillumbah in remarkable circumstances while listening to the wireless. It is believed that when lightning struck the aerial the current ran down into the set and leaped across on to the springs of a converted motor seat used as a lounge, which the child was touching.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19371220.2.47
Bibliographic details
Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 301, 20 December 1937, Page 7
Word Count
133REMARKABLE DEATHS. Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 301, 20 December 1937, Page 7
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Auckland Star. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Auckland Libraries.
Log in