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Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 August 1953Vol. XXIV, No. 1

Cars Smashed at Rarotonga

p. 45 · Read in the full issue

THREE almost new cars were badly damaged in separate accidents at Rarotonga re cently. Captain Andy Thomson’s new Austin, driven by one of his sons, left the road at Arorangi; the driver was unhurt but the body of the car is wrecked. Next, a car be longing to Mrs. Lucy, of the Raro tonga Hotel, crashed into a tree near Black Rock. Mr. Gordon Cald well then overturning his car. Mrs.

Caldwell was admitted to hospital shaken and slightly injured. The three cars will be shipped to New Zealand for repairs.