ELECTRIC SHOCK
DEATH OF INSPECTOR (By Telegraph.— Press Association) CHRISTCHURCH, Thursday Mr Robert Stanley Brown, aged 35, married, of Rangiora, died in the Rotherham Hospital yesterday following contact with a high tension wire while working at the Waiau sub-station. Mr Brown suffered burns and was thrown to the ground, being knocked unconscious. He died shortly after admission to hospital. Mr Brown was employed as an electrical inspector by the North Canterbury Electric Power Board.
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Waikato Times, Volume 130, Issue 21689, 27 March 1942, Page 2
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74ELECTRIC SHOCK Waikato Times, Volume 130, Issue 21689, 27 March 1942, Page 2
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