BRAWL IN SYDNEY.
ONE KILLED, TWO INJURED,
(Rec. 9 a.m.) SYDNEY, Sept. 14. A fierce brawl ending in the death of one man and serious injury to two others occurred in a wine saloon when one man called another a ‘"Hun.” The combatants continued to fight outside on. the pavement, and someone either drew a dagger or a sheath knife and inflicted terrible injuries to the throat of Allan Ferguson, aged 36, a mechanic, who died almost immediately. His companion. Leo Costello, aged 40, a salesman, was severely gashed in the bead and parts of the body. His condition is critical. The third man, William Irwin, aged 39, suffered extensive cuts to tho face and his coat was ripped to ribbons. The police later detained a. man. Hundreds of people witnessed the affair.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 246, 14 September 1940, Page 7
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