AUCKLAND MOTOR ACCIDENT
DECEASED PROMINENT IN . SPORT By Telegram.—Press Association. Auckland, March 26. The victims of the Anzac Avenue accident were returning from a bowling tournament match between the retail and wholesale drapery firms of the province, held on the Auckland Club’s green. Mr. Dickinson was still unconscious this morning. Mr. Jackson is making good progress. Mr. Wilson, who was killed, was a well known resident of Hamilton, and was 54 years of age He was a son of'the late Mr. A. Wilson, of Messrs. Wilson. Williams, and McCullagh, a firm of drapers in Auckland in the early days. He was a prominent athlete, and attained some success as a runner. Later he was connected with the firm of Messrs. Adair and Co., Napier, and he entered into business as a mercer at Hamilton twenty years ago. He frequently represented the Hamilton,, Bowling Club at provincial and Dominion tournaments. He leaves a widow and three children, the eldest 19 and the youngest 15 years of age.
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Dominion, Volume 19, Issue 155, 27 March 1926, Page 8
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