TRAGEDY OF THE BUSH.
WOMAN LOST WITH BOY.
MOTHER FOUND ALIVE
BRISBANE, Aus. 12. A tragic sequel has followed the loss in (lie bush of Mrs. Bottrell and her little boy of five. Mrs. Bottrell was found on Friday, after having wandered in the bush for 14 days since she disappeared with her child. She was identified by her husband. The child was found soon after the disappearance, with the top of its head blown away. The woman's mind is still a blank. She lias a wound on her forehead, probably caused by a bullet. Sho remembers nothing of her wanderings, except waking up with blood on her clothes, and Jieing followed by dingoes and wild pigs.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20332, 13 August 1929, Page 9
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117TRAGEDY OF THE BUSH. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20332, 13 August 1929, Page 9
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