SERIOUS BURNS
EXPLOSIVE IGNITES By Telegraph Ptcs Association BLENHEIM, June 16. Serious burns to the head, shoulders and chest, involving the eyes, were sustained by Donald Gill (12), son of Mr Richard Gill, contractor, when a tin thought to contain an explosive, went off in his hand. The parents had just occupied a dwelling and the lad found the tin in a shed, and struck it, with disastrous results. He was sent to hospital.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXLI, Issue 20446, 17 June 1936, Page 11
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74SERIOUS BURNS Timaru Herald, Volume CXLI, Issue 20446, 17 June 1936, Page 11
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