SHOT IN CHEST.
ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGE OF PEA-RIFLE. (PAESS ASSOCIATION TILZOBAH.) GISBORNE. November 9. Mrs ' Florence Whale was admitted to hospital this evening suffering from the effects of a pea-rifle bullet in the chest. Mrs Whale's son was going shobting and picked up the pea-rifle, unci, not knowing it was loaded, touched the trigger. The bullet struck his mother on the side of the chest. The injuries are reported as not serious.
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Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19154, 10 November 1927, Page 11
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71SHOT IN CHEST. Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19154, 10 November 1927, Page 11
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