ACCIDENTS.
THREE MEN INJURED. EXPLOSION IN TUNNEL. TAUMARUNUI, February 9. As Uie result of an explosion in a, Pubiic Works tunnel oh the .Strfttford main trtihk line near Ohura, the details of which are meagre, three meii—James Delaney; Michael Hennessy, and a man named Woods, were Injured.. Delaney and Woods have sijffered severe it juries, but Hennessy ’I injuries are not serious. The injured men wer e brought to Okahukura by train, and thence by ambulance to Taumarunui Hospital. •’? r-3 LATER. Th© Ohttra explosion Was the result of the misfire of a shot in the Mangatatfoa Tunnel, nine miles from Ohura. ; Woods was badly bruised and cut about the face, and has one eye endangered. Hennessy has similar injuries of a lefes serious nature. Delaney sustained cuts and bruises.
GIRL FATALLY SHOT. WAIBOA, February 10. A girl aged eleven., the daughter of A. M. Gray, storekeeper,; Terapatiki, was accidentally shot With a rifle. She wad fAmoved to fhe‘ Wairoa Hos-»‘ pital with extensive : injuries. She died later on Saturday afternoon. An inquest will be held. ‘
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Grey River Argus, 11 February 1929, Page 5
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