FATAL ACCIDENT.
(Per Press Association.) Waihi, last night. A shocking fatality occurred in the Waihi mine last night. John Loft, a miner, fell out of the cage during tho ascent pitching headlong to the bottom, a distance of 450 ft. His body was fearfully manglod, his head being smashed to a pulp. He leaves a wife and three young children.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1474, 7 June 1905, Page 2
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60FATAL ACCIDENT. Gisborne Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1474, 7 June 1905, Page 2
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