MINE FATALITY
WORKER BURIED BY FALL OF ■' COAL. (B.v Telegraph—Press Association). ' INVERCARGILL, (Sept. 6. A cofonial inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the death of Robert John Dixon, a miner, who was killeel in the Wairaki Coal Aline on Sept. 3rd. was held at Nightcaps to-day. A son of deceased said he was working with his father on the day of the accident. They picked up their tools at 5 o’clock and stood watching the stone coming from the job. Witness assisted the trucker with a box, and the fall occurred as he moved away. The falling coal struck witness and threw him clear, but completely buried his father.
In reply to a question by the Inspector of Alines, witness said the place was timbered with props three to five feet apart. Prior to the fall the props were all sound, and no shots had been fired in the face.
A verdict of accidental death, with no blame attachable to anyone, was returned.
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Hokitika Guardian, 7 September 1929, Page 6
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162MINE FATALITY Hokitika Guardian, 7 September 1929, Page 6
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