SHOOTING ACCIDENT.
■■■;. ; —_ —^»-; " , ' ■■■ : '-... BOY AND PEA - RIFLE. [BY TELEGRAPH. — CORPKSPONDENT.] ' _ HAMILTON. Sunday. : A shooting accideat ? occurred .. at lAwhino, Kawhia, on Friday, when a boynamed Arthur Wesley, aged 12 years, son of ; Mr. Charles -. Wesley, iof j Awhino, Kawhia, accidentally shot himself with .< a pea-rifle while out- shooting. The bullet passed through his; breast, and narrowly missed i his heart. ' = The young sufferer was conveyed to the Waikato Hospital. He' is reported to-day ' : fco-be progressing favourably,-
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18458, 23 July 1923, Page 6
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74SHOOTING ACCIDENT. New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18458, 23 July 1923, Page 6
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