TRAPEZE TRAGEDY.
WOMAN MISSES GRIP. KILLED BEFORE CROWD. U&ited Pros'? Assn, by El. Tpl. Oopyriffb’ (Australian Presa A»afjiiiatioD.' SYDNEY, Oct. 25. Yalma Schultz, 25, a trapeze artist at Wirth’s Circus, failed properly to grip the hands of another woman artist who was swinging by the legs in mid-air from a trapeze. Miss Schultz struck the wall, missed the safety net, and fell into the corridor, a distance of 30ft.. and was killed in the presence of hundreds of horrified spectators.
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Gisborne Times, Volume LXVIII, Issue 10727, 26 October 1928, Page 3
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80TRAPEZE TRAGEDY. Gisborne Times, Volume LXVIII, Issue 10727, 26 October 1928, Page 3
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