SHOOTING ACCIDENT
AT PAROA THIS MORNING George Taylor, single, aged 21 years, accidentally received a shot in the left arm, at Paroa this morning. It is stated that Taylor was on a . shooting expedition, on the tailings at the back of the Paroa Hotel. He had placed the gun down, while he commenced to make a cigarette, leaving the trigger cocked, in case a rabbit should show itself. He was attended by a little spaniel dog, and the animal approached him, and stood on the gun, to discharge the shot into Taylor’s arm, above the elbow. After running to the Paroa Hotel, and shouting to attract attention, -Taylor collapsed outside the building. Dr. Bird was called to Paroa, and there attended Taylor, who was then conveyed to the Grey River Hospital where an operation was performed this afternoon.
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Greymouth Evening Star, 12 April 1932, Page 5
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138SHOOTING ACCIDENT Greymouth Evening Star, 12 April 1932, Page 5
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