Colin John (Ian) McPhedran, (1914-18/1/1929). "a tractor"

CRUSHED TO DEATH

FATALITY AT FAIRVIEW. 

Fatal injuries were received by Colin John McPhedran, a son of Mr C. C. McPhedran, of Tycho, when a tractor which he was driving capsized, and ran over a bank at Mack's Hill, on Friday evening. The boy was attended by a doctor and conveyed to Sister McArthur’s private hospital, but died at ten o’clock yesterday morning. 

It was about 6.30 o’clock on Thursday evening when Mr McPhedran took the grips off his tractor, which was at the farm of his brother (Mr D. T. McPhedran, Fairview), and his son, Ian, started to take it home to Tycho. Twenty minutes after the boy had departed, Mrs Miller and her daughter informed them that the tractor had gone over a bank, and that the boy was hurt. The father and the uncle of the deceased boy immediately hurried to the scene of the accident, a steep hill about a quarter of a mile on the road between Fairview and Tycho. The tractor went through some gorse, and over a bank on the left hand side of the road. The boy was found lying about ten yards down the embankment, and the tractor was at the foot of the gully. 

When asked if he was hurt, the boy said that he felt sore about the hip, but he appeared to be in great pain. He was immediately removed to Fairview and a doctor telephoned for, and later was taken to a private hospital in Timaru. He told his father that the clutch of the tractor had slipped, and the machine had skidded with him. Deceased, who was a competent driver of tractors, received the early part of his education at the Tycho School, and last year was a student at the Timaru Technical College, where he was very popular with everyone.  -Timaru Herald, 19/1/1929.

DEATHS.

McPHEDRAN. — On January 18th, Colin John (Ian), dearly beloved youngest son of Colin and Elizabeth McPhedran, Tycho; aged 14 years. (Result of an accident.)  -Timaru Herald, 19/1/1929.

FUNERAL NOTICE.

The Friends of COLIN AND ELIZABETH McPHEDRAN are respectfully informed that the Funeral of their late son (Ian) will leave the residence, of his Grandmother, Mrs James Smith, Collingwood Street, Timaru, on SUNDAY, January 20th, at 2 p.m., for the Timaru Cemetery. ALEX. HENDERSON.  -Timaru Herald, 19/1/1929.

Timaru Cemetery.