STRUCK BY CAR
Man Killed At Tahimamii
(N.Z. Press Association) NELSON, June 11. There was a fatal accident on the Main road at Tahunanui about 7 p.m. on Saturday when Ernest Edward Gahagen, aged 81, of 309 Beach road, Tahuilanui, was struck by a car driven by Mr Raymond Barry Heath, aged 18, of Parkers road, Tahunanui. A doctor was called to the scene and found Mr Gahagen to be dead. Mr Gahagen, who was manager and a director of Accommodation Nelson, Ltd., was widely known by the travelling public through his long association with the hotels business in Picton and in Nelson. He came to Nelson in 1934 and was active in the control of hotel groups until his death. He is survived by his wife.
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Press, Volume C, Issue 29537, 12 June 1961, Page 12
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