ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES.
DEATH FROM TETANUS, Per Press Association. OPOTIKI, Dec. 9. , Alfred James Johnston died in Opotiki Hospital yesterday from lockjaw, caused in the first place by a slight flick on the ear with the lash of a-stock-> whip which he was using about a fortnight ago. Johnston had tied a string from an artificial manure sack on the whip for a temporary lash. Deceased was 17 years of age and had been employed by a local farmer for two years. His parents reside in Auckland.
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Taranaki Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 16614, 9 December 1919, Page 3
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86ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES. Taranaki Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 16614, 9 December 1919, Page 3
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