FALL OF SIXTY FEET.
MOTOR-CYCLE CAPSIZES.
A MIRACULOUS ESCAPE.
[BY TELEGRAPH.OWN CORRESPONDENT. ]
ORUANUT. Monday.
A blacksmith named Wilson had a narrow escape from death on Saturday afternoon. He was driving a motor-cycle with a side-car from Oruanui to MofcaL When about a mile from Oruanui the sidecar struck a stone and capsized. The machine and man dropped into a gully 60ft below. The machine was smashed to pieces, but Wilson was not seriously injured.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LVI, Issue 17326, 25 November 1919, Page 6
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