ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES
CYCLING FATALITY. By Telegraph..—Press Aesooiation. Chrlstchurch, September 9. Arthur Charles Nottingham, aged 17. ovinia cycling to his.horns at lialswell this evening, : collided, with a tramcar and had his skull, jaw,.and an arm and a leg fractured. He was dead when picked up. ' DISTRESSING BURNING ACCIDENT. '. Dunedin,,September 9. A distressing burning accident, whereby Mrs. Pennycook, wife of Captain Pennycook, proprietor of the "'Clutha Leader," lost her life, occurred at Balolutha early this morning. She had been suffering from influenza and erysipelas, and was under medical treatment. Early this morning she left her bed and stood beside the fire, and by seme means her-nightdress caught fire* Her screams awakened her son aiid daughter, who extinguished the flames, but the shock to lier . system was so severe that death occurred about midday. .. Captain. Pennycook is on his way to the Dardanelles in charge of the Otago detachment of the Sixth lleinforcoments. Deceased, who leavos four sons and two daughters, was about 30 years of age, atfid was tMe daughter of Mr. Graham, formerly, . stationmaster at Timam, ■ ■■
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Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2563, 10 September 1915, Page 6
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