ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.
A FATAL FALL. (Per United Press Association.) HASTINGS, August 30. Arthur Heir, aged 42, fell off a ladder while trying to reach the top of the boiler in the engine room at Tomoana Freezing Works yesterday. He fell to the concrete floor on his head and shoulders, receiving injuries from which he died this morning. DEATH OF NURSE. (Per United Press Association. CARTERTON, August 30. Nurse B. Leal, aged 60, was found dead at her residence at Featherston last night. She had been called to a maternity case, and not arriving, was found on the floor after entrance to her home had been forced. BOTH LEGS BROKEN. Pcß Unit;:" •n; s:- A -sociation.) WELLINGTON, August 30. Walter Dryden. aged 12 years, w admitted to the hospital to-day with his legs broken. He was sliding down a hill at Miramar when his sledge toppled over on him. FRACTURE OF SKULL. Pee United Press Associ ction. < WELLINGTON. August 30. J. H. Ford, a clerk, fel' off a chair while at work, and suffered a fracture of the base of the skull
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 20501, 31 August 1928, Page 10
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