ACCIDENTS
FATAL INJURIES MAN CAUGHT IN SHAFT' (P.A.) AUCKLAND, December 3. Fatal injuries were suffered by Frederick William Schirnack, aged 50. of Balfour road, Parnell, when he was caught in the main, shaft of the machinery in the bottling department of the Captain Cook Brewery at 11 o'clock this morning. He was whitewashing the ceiling when his coat became caught in the shaft. He was carried round by the shaft, losing both feet and one hand. He died soon after the arrival of an ambulance. CHILD DROWNED IN POOL (P.A.) GREYMOUTH, Dec. 3. Robert Charles Walsh, the 19-months-old son of Mr and Mrs C. Walsh, of Kaiata, wa s found drowned in a shallow pool at his parents' residence this afternoon. The baby wandered from the house and was missed a few minutes later. A search was | made and he was found lying in the ! pool, only 18 inches deep. Attempts at artificial respiration were unsuccessful.
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Press, Volume LXXXI, Issue 24740, 4 December 1945, Page 6
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