FATAL BRAWL.
SYDNEY UNDERWORLD
Fight Starts After One Man Is
Called A "Hun."
(Reed. 10 a.m.) SYDNEY, this day. One of the fiercest brawls, ending in the death of one man and serions injury to two others, occurred last night in the underworld area of Darlinghurst. The fight occurred in a wine saloon, when one man called another a "Hun." The combatants continued to fight outside on the pavement. Someone drew either a dagger or a sheath-knife and inflicted tferrible throat injuries on Allan Fergusdri, aged 36, a: mechanic, who died almost immediately. His companion, Leo Costello, aged 40, a salesman, was severely gashed on the mouth, the side of the' head and parts of the body. His condition is critical. A third man, William Trwin, aged 39, suffered extensive cuts to . the faee and had his coat ripped to ribbons. The police later detained a man. Hnadreda of people yitaemed OajJßak.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue LXXI, 14 September 1940, Page 10
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