KILLED BY MINIATURE RIFLE
ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGE
Nelson, October 21
A tragic occurence took place duing luncheon hour in Emu no Street to-dnv, when Robert E. Thomason, a, married man (aped 24) was killed through a loaded miniature rifle exploding'. He was sitting down making a cigarette with (lie rifle between his knees, and by some means the rifle went off, the bullet entering under his chin and inflicting fatal injuries. Deceased was employed as a lorry driver by Kirkpatrick and Company.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 2952, 22 October 1925, Page 2
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81KILLED BY MINIATURE RIFLE Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 2952, 22 October 1925, Page 2
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