Mother, Two Children Dead
GISBORNE, Mon., (Sp.).— Mrs Maurice Ellis, and her two children were killed when a truck skidded and left the road on Rere Road, about 50 miles north of Gisborne shortly after 5 o’clock on Saturday morning. The dead woman’s husband was the driver of the truck, which carried a number of passengers. He and another passenger, Mrs Jewries, were injured. Mrs JefTries was admitted to the Cook Hospital in a serious condition.
The truck fell about 100 ft from the road. Two passengers on the back were thrown clear.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NA19491031.2.8
Bibliographic details
Northern Advocate, 31 October 1949, Page 2
Word Count
93Mother, Two Children Dead Northern Advocate, 31 October 1949, Page 2
Using This Item
NZME is the copyright owner for the Northern Advocate. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence . This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of NZME. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in