A TERRIBLE DEATH.
A young woman named Alice Maj McJxtfU'iy met wita a ingntful death a t uer mother's residence, jNewtowu isvdney), tlie other (lay. sue was dowg some disinfecting witu kerosene ana carried in tier nand a lignteu candle, when the vapor trom tne oa cauie in contact witn the liglit, anu immediately the woman was envelopeu in tianies. The young woman's mouier, seeing her daughter s plight, screameu for help, and tne flames were smothered. 'i tie woman's clothes, however, had by this time been practically burned off" her, and she was in great agony. Before medical assistance arrived she succumbed.
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Clutha Leader, Volume XXXVI, Issue 47, 23 November 1909, Page 7
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103A TERRIBLE DEATH. Clutha Leader, Volume XXXVI, Issue 47, 23 November 1909, Page 7
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