STRUCK BY TRAIN.
INQUEST ON BOY. Per Press Association. DUNEDIN, April 6. “Tho evidence makes it clear how the unfortunate fatality occurred,” said the Coroner (Mr J. R. Bartholomew) at the inquest on Robert Owen Barclay, aged 10, who was struck by the south express at Burnside on Wednesday evening. “The boy was walking beside the main line, was startled by the train whistle, stepped towards it, and was struck by the engine.” A verdict of accidental death was returned.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LIV, Issue 108, 6 April 1934, Page 8
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80STRUCK BY TRAIN. Manawatu Standard, Volume LIV, Issue 108, 6 April 1934, Page 8
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