SERIOUS GUN ACCIDENT.
[Per Press Association.] Dunedin, this day. The youngest son of James Allen, of Ropehill, Taieri, returning from rabbit shooting on Saturday, attempted to fire off ths remaining cartridge, but it missed fire twice. He then sat down holding the gun m a perpendicular position m order to extract the cartridge which suddenly exploded, and received the chai'ge m hi«i left cheek, the bone being broken and the ear carried away.
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Manawatu Times, Volume X, Issue 1360, 1 December 1884, Page 2
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73SERIOUS GUN ACCIDENT. Manawatu Times, Volume X, Issue 1360, 1 December 1884, Page 2
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