STRUCK BY LIGHTNING
GOLFER’S NARROW ESCAPE
SYDNEY, Nov. 17.
A golfer, Mrs. Jack Eaton, of The Lakes Golf Club, received a shock and her shoe was burnt when lightning struck her steel-shafted club during the foursome golf competition at Leura yesterday. Her caddy, Ron Hurry, received a shock in one arm, but after massage he was able to go home.
More than an inch of rain fell in 20 minutes. There was heavy hail and intense lightning. Play was suspended for more than an hour because of the danger to players.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20624, 27 November 1941, Page 9
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