PECULIAR ACCIDENT
FARMER’S THIGH BROKEN STRUCK BY MOVING TRACTOR In peculiar circumstances Mr A. Maunder, aged 53, farmer, of Kihikihi, received a fracture of the thigh yesterday, necessitating his admission to the Waikato Hospital. Mr Maunder was driving a tractor and when he came to a gate he got off the machine to open it, allowing the tractor to move slowly behind him. However, when the machine was abreast of the gate a projecting iron bar struck Mr Maunder pinning him against the gate post. Despite his injury Mr Maunder was able to reach over the gear lever and disengage the motor, halting the machine. Fortunately Mr Maunder was near his home and his plight was soon noticed. A St. John Ambulance from Hamilton conveyed him to hospital. His condition is satisfactory.
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Waikato Times, Volume 125, Issue 20988, 15 December 1939, Page 8
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132PECULIAR ACCIDENT Waikato Times, Volume 125, Issue 20988, 15 December 1939, Page 8
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