FATAL GUN ACCIDENT . [BY TELEGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION.] Dunedin, Wednesday.
Wednesday. A man named Thomas Burns, residing with his brother at Bishop's Court, Roslyn, met with his death through the explosion of a gun. About 11 o'clock this morning it appeared that the deceased left his brother's house for the purpose of going rabbit shooting with some companions. * When about a quarter of a mile frdm Mr Hume's Ashburn Hall Asylum, Half-way Bush, the single - barrelled gun that Burng was carrying went off, shooting him in the head. The other men, who were twenty yards in the rear, hearing the re* port, ran up to deceased, who only uttered " Oh, Jim !" and died immediately. Burns was carrying his gun in his hand, with the muzzle up. The side of the unfortunate man's head was very much shattered. It is probable that an inquest will be held. The deceased was a labourer, and was 24 years of age.
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Waikato Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1895, 28 August 1884, Page 2
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155FATAL GUN ACCIDENT. [BY TELEGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION.] Dunedin, Wednesday. Waikato Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1895, 28 August 1884, Page 2
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