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Sylvia Auld (1908–1935)

Quickly enveloped in flames when her dress caught alight at her farm home, Mrs John [Sylvia] Auld, a young woman, of Grawlin Plains, near Forbes, ran towards her husband, who was working in stockyards near the house. She fainted before reaching him. After treatment by her husband, she was rushed to hospital. Mrs. Auld was standing with her back to an open fire in a grate when she smelt burning cloth. She looked round and saw the flames spreading round her. It was some minutes before her husband heard her screams and came to her assistance. She was badly burned about the arms, legs, and shoulders, but her condition is not serious.

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'Auld, Sylvia (1908–1935)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/auld-sylvia-15954/text27186, accessed 20 April 2024.

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Life Summary [details]

Alternative Names
  • Masterton, Sylvia
Birth

1908
Waverley, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Death

17 December, 1935 (aged ~ 27)
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia

Cause of Death

burns

Religious Influence

Includes the religion in which subjects were raised, have chosen themselves, attendance at religious schools and/or religious funeral rites; Atheism and Agnosticism have been included.