ANOTHER TRAGEDY
AT KERANG, VICTORIA. WOMAN AND FOUR CHILDREN KILLED. (Received November 7, 9.19 a.m.) MELBOURNE, November 7. A. tragedy has occur rod at Keraug, 180 miles from Melbourne. The dead bodies of Mrs Andrews, wife of a dairyman, a-ml her four children, their ages ranging from 3 to 9 years, were found in a bedroom. Tho body of Mr Andrews was found in the kitchen, shot through the heart. Andrews was of a deeply religions temperament. Ho was a .steward of the Methodist Church. Lately he had been suffering from depression, following influenza and anxiety regarding monetary matters. Tho evidences are that ho killed the family with an axe, and then shot himself.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 10713, 8 November 1912, Page 5
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114ANOTHER TRAGEDY Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 10713, 8 November 1912, Page 5
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