STRUCK BY CASE
WATERSIDER INJURED
Severe concussion and severe injuries to the skull were suffered by a waterside worker, Donald William Munro, aged 39, married, of 35 Rarahgi Road, St. Heliers, while he was assisting to load motor cases from the motor-ship Port Huon at Prince's Wharf about 8.30 last night, states today's "New Zealand Herald." He was taken by the St. John Ambulance to the Auckland Hocpital, where his condition last night was regarded as very serious.
Mr. Munro" was attempting to clear away an obstruction while standing on the roof between two sheds when a case swung round and caught his head against the concrete wall of a shed.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 132, 1 December 1938, Page 5
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111STRUCK BY CASE Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 132, 1 December 1938, Page 5
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