Taneatua Woman Fatally Burned
Suffering terrible burns from which she died on Saturday, Mrs W. M. Hughes, of Tancatua, was admitted to the District Hospital at Whakatane on Friday. It is understood her injuries were inflicted by a quantity of sodium chlorate and kerosene which became ignited after she had put it in the bath. An inquest was opened before the District Coroner, Mr C. S. Armstrong on Saturday, and adjourned after evidence of identification had been taken.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 13, Issue 24, 24 November 1948, Page 5
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78Taneatua Woman Fatally Burned Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 13, Issue 24, 24 November 1948, Page 5
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