STRUCK BY LIGHTNING
WOMAN GOLFER'S ESCAPE (United Press Assn. —Elec. Tel. Copyright) SYDNEY, Nov. 19 A golfer, Mrs Jack Eaton, of The Lakes Golf Club, received a shock and her shoe was burnt when lightning struck her steel-shafted club during the foursome golf competition at Leura. Her caddy, Ron Hurry, received a shock in one arm, but after massage he was able to go home. More than an inch of rain fell m 20 minutes. There was heavy hail and intense lightning. Play was suspended for more than an hour because of the danger to players.
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Waikato Times, Volume 129, Issue 21582, 19 November 1941, Page 4
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96STRUCK BY LIGHTNING Waikato Times, Volume 129, Issue 21582, 19 November 1941, Page 4
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