WATER POISONED
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THREE DEATHS RESULT EFFECT OF SHEEP DIP. COUNTRY HOUSEHOLD SUFFERS BY CABLE—TRESS ASSOCIATiON-COPYRIGHT Received 1.30 p.m. to-dav. BRISBANE, Jan. 30. A poisoning tragedy involving two families is reported from Torrens Creek, 50 miles from Hughendon. The two families resided in one house. It is believed the poisoning was caused through the fluid contents of a sheep dip, which were left on top of a tank, getting into the drinking water. Six others have been taken to hospital in a serious condition. The dead are: Thomas White, aged 47. Florence White, aged three. Doris Whindlay, aged nine.
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Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 30 January 1928, Page 9
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100WATER POISONED Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 30 January 1928, Page 9
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