ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES
Per Presa Association. - ; : ' " AUCKLAND, August 6. RoyEdmonds, agedsixbeen, was shooting shags .-with his brother in a . boat at Kerikeri, when a cartridge exploded as his brother was closing the breecb of the gun. Roy received the full charge in .the right side, and died twelve hours later. NAPIER, August 6. At. the inquest'on t.he body of Mrs Milgrew the jury returned a verdict of suicide whilst, temporarily insane. BLENHEIM, August 6. , •> Bather a" serious accident .occurred at the railway crossing this morning.-. The four year old -child of Arthur Buckman was playing ..on 'the line at the crossing and tried to run : across- in frontv of an - approaching train. He became, bewildered and stopped- and wak caught by - -the cowcatcher and' thrown against post and seiiously injured, the result, being concussion of the brain. /: t GORE, August 6.-. Miss ICeane, a visitor Mr P;- Ford's ■ Chat-ton, was ■ thrown -■ from, : a horse last night. on, the near the . schoolhouse. She sustained concussion of the brain, and ie still unconscious. - ■
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Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13666, 7 August 1908, Page 5
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