TRAIN FIRED ON.
GUARD’S NARROW ESCAPE
Marton, September 3
Ail extraordinary incident on the railway on Westhoe Hill, live miles from Marton, on Wednesday afternoon, has just been revealed. A mixed train from Palmerston N. to Marton was njoving slowly up the bill about 4 p.m. when the guard (J. Pickering) heard a shot fired. Almost simultaneously the wooden framework above the window at the rear of the van was splintered. The missile ricoehetted against the steel plate near the roof, which was dented. The guard was sitting only a few inches below.
It is evident from the position of the marks on the van that the shot was fired from the top of the embankment. No missile has been found, and there is no explanation of the apparent outrage.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3533, 4 September 1926, Page 2
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130TRAIN FIRED ON. Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3533, 4 September 1926, Page 2
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