FATAL MINING ACCIDENT AT KUMARA.
[Bx Telegraph.] EUMARA, September 25. A fatal accident occurred at Larrikins’ Terrace at noon. A party, consisting of Cochrane, Ewen, and Oakey, were putting in a new chamber, when the shaft collapsed, burying all three. There was no one on the top, but a miner in an adjoining claim heard the noise of the timber falling, and going over saw that the shaft was gone, and at once gave the alarm. The miners have been working in relays since. Ewen is safe in an old drive, though unable to be released at present. Cochrane is covered with earth. The body of Oakey will probably be recovered to-night. His head is visible, but he is quite dead. O wing to the dangerous nature of the ground, which is constantly giving way, it will take time to secure the body. Frederick Oakey was a native of Germany, a single man, and greatly respected, 8 p.m. Cochrane is just released. He has not sustained any injury.
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Globe, Volume XXI, Issue 1748, 26 September 1879, Page 2
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