FATAL GUN ACCIDENT.
A TKIiRIHLi; EN PER I F.N ('!•". ( /'. f- !'• •- .I-- • u. < ) (Rttiivtd Nov. at I<>. 1"> a.m.) Mki.i.oi i. .i-. This day. A boy named MarkSiam had a t- rrible exiK'riciice. which ended fatally. He was out shooting at Yarra ftit-n when he tame across a tiger snake. He clubbed the gun and struck the reptile, but the force of the blow caused both barrels to explode, making a frightful wound in his thigh. The unfortunate boy lay on the ground seventeen hour* before he succeeded in attracting attention. The Kg was amputated, but the boy died.
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Hastings Standard, Issue 180, 25 November 1896, Page 3
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98FATAL GUN ACCIDENT. Hastings Standard, Issue 180, 25 November 1896, Page 3
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