ANOTHER AUSTRALIAN TRAGEDY.
FARMER SHOT THROUGH THE HEAD. HIS WIFE ARRIVES AT CONCLUSION OF DEED. YOUNG MAN ARRESTED FOR • MURDER. [united press association—copyright] (Deceived Jan. 23, 3-35 p.m:) . SYDNEY. Jan. 23. A mysterious tragedy occurred' at Hillgrov© last night. Mrs. Watson, wife of a farmer, was awaiting the arrival of "her husband; from the township, when she heard a shot and a screamRushnig out she discovered her husband beside the cart) he had been driving, ■with a bullet wound in his head. He died before assistance arrived. A young man named Skinner has been arrested on a charge of murdering Watson.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXX, Issue 3431, 24 January 1912, Page 5
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101ANOTHER AUSTRALIAN TRAGEDY. Gisborne Times, Volume XXX, Issue 3431, 24 January 1912, Page 5
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