TRICKS OF FATE.
PECULIAR ACCIDENTS. FATAL SLIP OF A STICK. ' [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] SYDNEY, Dec. 24. Threp peculiar accidents were reported from the country one day this week. Mr. Edward Nicholls, a* 75-year-old resident of Cooma, . was . standing on a concrete pavement leaning on his stick, when it slipped from under him. Mr. Nicholls fell heavily, fractured his skull and died in hospital. Mr. 11. F. Ebeling, in charge of the tick quarantine office at Casino, was syphoning kerosene from one tin to the other and had placed the tube in bis mouth to draw the fluid, when it flowed suddenly, and a quantity entered his lungs. He was rushed to hospital, but little hope is held out for his recovery. Also, at Casino, Miss Iris Hogan, while bathing in the river, sustained a compound fracture of her nose when sh® bumped heavily into another bather.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19311230.2.40
Bibliographic details
New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 21068, 30 December 1931, Page 7
Word Count
147TRICKS OF FATE. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 21068, 30 December 1931, Page 7
Using This Item
NZME is the copyright owner for the New Zealand Herald. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence . This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of NZME. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Auckland Libraries and NZME.