Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Monday 16 September 1946, page 2


CHILD DIES OF SNAKE

BITE

SYDNEY, Sunday.

A four years old boy, Norman James, Boyd, died after being bitten by a snake while playing at his home at Hampton on Saturday.

He was rushed to Lithgow by am- bulance in a vain attempt to save his life. He was taken by car to within a few miles of Lithgow where he was transferred to the ambulance. Des-perate efforts to save him at Lithgow Hospital failed.