Gippsland Times (Vic), Thursday 4 June 1936
FATAL GUN ACCIDENT.
Youth Killed at Poowong.
At Poowong North, Robert Richard son, aged 20 years, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Richardson, was found in a paddock, with shocking head InJuries caused by gunshot. The young fellow left his brother-in-law's place to go home to milk on Sunday after noon, and was carrying a gun with him. Not returning, a search was made by about 40 residents, when the body was found. It is surmised that the trigger of the gun was caught in the scrub, causing the explosion which ended the existence of a fine stamp of young fellow on the threshold of life.
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Categories: Poowong Cemetery, Poowong, Victoria
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