MADMAN RUNS BERSERK
SETS FIRE TO STATION SHOT FIRED AT THE OWNER Reed. Noon. BRISBANE, To-day. A message from Richmond states that the Petersford station was destroyed by fire on Thursday night. The building is allaged to have been set on fire by a well-known resident of the district, who, it is alleged, also fired a shot at Mr. McMillan, the owner of the station, but missed. The man, who is said to be out of his mind, then cleared into the bush with the rifle. A police party is searching. It is feared he may commit suicide.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 538, 15 December 1928, Page 9
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98MADMAN RUNS BERSERK Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 538, 15 December 1928, Page 9
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