It was revealed at the inquest at Wellington yesterday that Joyce Spurdle, aged eight years, died from a fracture of the skull received through slipping on a banana skin while playing at school. The accident happened on April 4.—Press Association. Mr Justice Johnston, in the Supreme Court at Wellington, yesterday, sentenced Gustave Victor Hill, aged 55, a painter ami decorator, to six years’imprisonment on charges of indecency. —Press Association.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 118, 17 April 1940, Page 8
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