DIED IN AGONY
MAN’S PETROL-SOAKED CLOTHES AFIRE TRAGEDY IN PERTH Reed. 11.30 a.m. PERTH, Today. William Arthur Gillard, a farm hand, employed near Wubin, was literally fried alive, when his benzinesoaked clothing became enveloped in flames.
His cries attracted aid from a nearby farm, but after gasping that he was carrying a tin of spirit to a cart when it caught fire, the man collapsed and died.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 893, 10 February 1930, Page 9
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67DIED IN AGONY Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 893, 10 February 1930, Page 9
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