FATALITY ON RAILWAY.
MAN KILLED AT MANAKAU.
STRUCK BY TABLET ARM.
[BT TKLEGRATH. — TRESS ASSOCIATION'.]
Wellin-cton-. Friday. | A man- named Frederick Spencer, a pa.'- i sender on the New Plymouth express, was fatally injured while the train was pass- j ! ing Manakau this evening. He apparently | I had his head out of the window, and the . I tablet exchanger arm. after taking the ! j tablet from the engine and bringing one j | back, rebounded and struck Spencer a j fearful blow on the head. He was re- , moved to Otaki Hospital, where he died ! an hour later. Spencer formerly lived at I Petore, and lately had been shearing up j country. i — I
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LII, Issue 16098, 11 December 1915, Page 9
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113FATALITY ON RAILWAY. New Zealand Herald, Volume LII, Issue 16098, 11 December 1915, Page 9
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