ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES.
A sad accident occurred at Oaonui on Tuesday morning, resulting in the instantaneous death of a well-known resident, Mr Thomas Vincent, who was a brother of Mr W. Vincent, of Stratford. It appears that Mr Vincent, with a lad named Shirley, was preparing to go fishing, and it is said that he was inserting a cap into some gelignite for the purpose of obtaining herrings as bait, when an explosion took place and ho received the full force of the discharge in his body, which was terribly mangled, while hi s right arm was also blown off. The lad with him received a severe shock, hut fortunately escaped injury. Deceased, who was aged -7, leaves a widow and three young childdren, the youngest child being only a few days old.
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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIII, Issue 67, 18 November 1915, Page 3
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132ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES. Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIII, Issue 67, 18 November 1915, Page 3
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