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CAUGHT IN WRINGER An inquest was held into the death o£ Ima i'aafe, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. P. faafe, of Kaitaia, who died from strangulation as a result oi a suk scarf she was wearing catching in the wringer of a washing machine, The coroner, who returned a vercuet of accidental death, warned people using such machines to take care there were no loose ends to their clothing. He said the machine was fitted with every possible safety device. A witness suggested that control of the wringer on a washing machine by depressing a foot switch would make for greater safety.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20619, 21 November 1941, Page 8
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107STRANGLED BY SCARF Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20619, 21 November 1941, Page 8
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