Accidents and Fatalities
(PER UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION. | P&NEDIN, March 3L. Wm. Campbellj a miner; was killed ill the Bendigo mine, Cromwell, oh Saturday* He was carrying dynamite, in a bucket, and a lighted candle, when an explosion occurred and Campbell was killed* MastbrtoNj March 31. TWO young men named Wilson and Gillespie were out shooting yesterday* when Wilson's gun was accidentally dis* charged, the contents lodging in Gillespie's foot. He was carried into Masterton t and attended by Dr Beard. Gisboene, April 1.The clothes of John Bourke, Towrf Clerk, was found at the end of the breakwater at 8 o'clock this morning. Bourke went to the breakwater to bathe at 6 o'clock and has evidently been drowned* There is no sign of the body. Wellington, April 1. A private telegram received here states that Leonie and Viva Gillespie, aged 14 and 16. daughters of H. C. Gillespie, manager of the Kauri Timber Company, Thames, were drowned in the Kaurangi yesterday afternoon.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/FS18910402.2.17
Bibliographic details
Feilding Star, Volume XII, Issue 120, 2 April 1891, Page 2
Word Count
161Accidents and Fatalities Feilding Star, Volume XII, Issue 120, 2 April 1891, Page 2
Using This Item
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in