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■ I CHILD DIES IN HOSPITAIi [ Tec Press Association. I ASHBURTON. Jan. * Josephine P.oothroyd, aged six, only daughter of Mr. J. I . Boothroyd, Allenton, died in hospital from burns received on Tuesday afternoon. Four children placed the powder from crackers on a block covered with paper and matches, which they ignited. Josephine A'.as leaning over the block whei the powder exploded, her dress catching fire. Her brother, aged ten. tried t; tear her clothes off.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 2, 3 January 1936, Page 7
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