ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.
(PKB UNITED ) AUCKLAND, September 12. While Dr Robertson, who was driving a motor car in ono of the suburbs, was crossing a tramline a tramoar got into dangerous prox : m'ty. Ho swerved the motor, but could not avert a collision. He was thrown out of the car, and was removed fo hospital with his c-kiull seriously fractured. WHAKATAXE, September 12. While a Maori child was replenishing a fire at, tli" Pingitni'ci swamp, whore some workmen were engaged, he accidentally <r>M rn;l un rl-tonaW with an armful of wrwl An occurred. and Khnttered his hand, which was amputated at the hospital. An elderly lady, Mra M'Ewan, widow of Mr John M'Ewan, of Wanaka. died unexpectedly lust Sunday ."t her residonc®. Albertown. Tho deceased leaves a family of grown-up daughters nnr' a son, who returned from tho war about a fortnight afro.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 17729, 13 September 1919, Page 9
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