SHOT WOUND IN HAND.
MISHAP CLIMBING FENCE.
[CV TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT.] XEW PLYMOUTH, Tuesday.
When out shooting yesterday Mr. Percy John Sutherland, of Munaia, received a charge of shot in his right hand. Mr.' Sutherland climbed through a fence dragging a shotgun after him, being under the impression that the safety catch was in place. The trigger caught in the fencing wires and the weapon discharged. He was taken to the Hawera Hospital.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20623, 23 July 1930, Page 12
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73SHOT WOUND IN HAND. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20623, 23 July 1930, Page 12
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