MURDER AND SUICIDE.
TRAGEDY AT FOOTSCRAY. United Press As«n.—Elec. Tel. Copyright. MELBOURNE. Aug. 14. A domestic tragedy was discovered at Footscray to-day. The body of Mrs Sarah McDonald, aged 33, was found In the cottage in which she had lived with George Webster, aged 35, a quarrynian. The head was terribly Injured. Webster's body was found in the engineroom of the quarry. His head had been blown off with gelignite.
Neighbours say tlie woman had threatened to leave Webster and ,o return to her home at Denillqum.
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Waikato Times, Volume 110, Issue 18408, 15 August 1931, Page 7
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