EXTRAORDINARY ACCIDENT
FOOTBALLER SHOT.
An extraordinary accident occurred t itangiwahia on' Saturday afternoon just prior to the commencement of tho Oroua sub-union match, Kimbolton v. Rangiwahia.
S. Waugh, a member of the Kimboltou team, was dressing for the match when he received a bullet in the upper port of the arm. The shot came from a room next to the one in which M augli was getting ready to take the field. By some so far unexplained reason a loaded rifle which was standing in the room discharged, the bullet passing through the wall and into Waugh's arm. Waugh received temporary aid end was then removed to hospital.
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Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 6901, 6 May 1929, Page 3
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108EXTRAORDINARY ACCIDENT Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 6901, 6 May 1929, Page 3
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