WEEK-END ACCIDENTS.
BOY LOSES THUMB"-AND ITNGERS
A patsful accident, happened to a fourteen-year-old boy named Leonard.. Masters, who lives at 18, York. Street. H*. with several other boys.''playing wUh Borne cartridges from.,.' which.', the bullets and wads bad been extracted Tlwy were amusing themselves'by.puttingmatches to the powder that '• remained in the cartridge, when an explosion occurred. Masters had his right hand ' severely, injured, losing the first joint'-'of the.; thumb and the. first two fingers.' He'was-removed to the hospital. Through the horse boltingwhile 'ploughing, at Moumaweki, near .Clevedon, George Henry...Barker,-a married, man,.29 • years of age, was thrown down .and..su? tained such injuries to his knee as to necessitate ah being sent- to the ■■Auckland Hospital, on Saturday afternoon^.-'-..;;-".'. Leonora Fnncis, aged .85, "'of Poirt Chevalier, was admitted to''.the..: hospital on Saturday, suffering ■• from - ; injuries to the left leg, caused by a: fall.' ..-."■ ~ : ; A man. named.. Charles ..Trou'mso'n-, 'aged 40, who resides at 79, : Ponsonby Road, was admitted to the hospital.. ori:;Satiirday suffering from injuries, to" .his ngM tc- i He was ..working at . the..; ToUra ' Timber. Company's • mill, at Newmarket, whon.a piece of timber fell on his' fcyt '
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 16480, 5 March 1917, Page 4
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