ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES
SHOOTING FATALITY. (Px* Umitrd Pv«m Association!) AUCKLAND; May 5,_ John Henry Deqn (33), married, with six children, a resident of Mercer, was shot while duck shooting on the Whangamarino River. He was placing decoys in position, when his gun was accidentally discharged, and he was shot through the heart, death being instantaneous. MARRIED WOMAN’S DEATH. NELSON, May 3. Ellen Jones, aged 39. living near Riwaka, shot herself with a Winchester rifle. Deceased resided with her husband, and leaves four children, aged from 17 to 4 years. The family formerly resided at Reefton.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 18545, 4 May 1922, Page 8
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95ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES Otago Daily Times, Issue 18545, 4 May 1922, Page 8
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