WOMAN'S PRESENCE OF MIND.
Whilst a young man aid woman wwe driving along Tareutta. IftjtfL-Jfrjg'a, NewSouth Wales, on the Btli inst., gone phosphorus ignited, and set fir© to; the back of the buggy. The flames rapidly gaiicd firm hold of some empty boxes in the back of the vehicle and epread to the food Tl;,o lady's dress also caught fire, butAwiih greatpresence of mind she jumped ijufc of the vehicle and rolled herself in the iisfcon the roadway, extinguishing the flaife: The horses were rescued . with difficujty. * l '; The buggy was so badly damaged tk| it hadvo be abandoned on the roadside. ■-{ V;
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 13650, 18 January 1908, Page 6
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103WOMAN'S PRESENCE OF MIND. New Zealand Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 13650, 18 January 1908, Page 6
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