GRANDSTAND COLLAPSES
ACCIDENT AT FOOTBALL MATCH. ONE KILLED AND 19 INJURED. By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright. LONDON April 2. The grandstand at Rochdale football ground containing 1500 spectators collapsed in sight of 50000 spectators yesterday, killing one and injuring 19. SECOND DEATH. (Received This Day, 10.5 a.m.) LONDON, April 2. A second death occurred as the result of the grandstand collapse at the Rochdale football ground. The match was the semi-final Rugby League match, Wigan versus Salford, which the latter won 11/2.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 3 April 1939, Page 5
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81GRANDSTAND COLLAPSES Wairarapa Times-Age, 3 April 1939, Page 5
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