Edgecumbe Resident Dies Following Hunting Fall
Mr Richard Francis (Dick) Heckling, butcher, aged 31, of Edgecumbe, died at Tauranga Hospital on Sunday night following a fall during the Bay of Plenty-Rotorua Hunt Club’s hunt at Paengaroa, near Te Puke, on Saturday. Mr Heckling’s horse screwed in taking a hedge, and threw the rider, who was unconscious when other followers of the hunt got to him. Mr H. W. Sharp, of Whdkatane, drove the injured man out to the road and to Te Puke, where he was attended by Dr L. Randell before being taken on to Tauranga. Deceased, who came from Ngaruawahia, -had been working at Edgecumbe for about 18 months.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 12, Issue 86, 25 August 1948, Page 5
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111Edgecumbe Resident Dies Following Hunting Fall Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 12, Issue 86, 25 August 1948, Page 5
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