WOMAN ENTOMBED
FEVERISH ATTEMPT AT RESCUE. Oamarn, January 23. It was reported to-night that a fall occurred this afternoon in a coal-mine on Dr. Matheson’s property at Kurow. It is reported that the doctor’s wife is in the mine. Men from the Waitaki hydro works arc feverishly engaged clearing the debris and medical aid is standing by. Additional' advice from Knrow states that Mrs. Matheson took afternoon lea to the miners at the mouth of the mine. She then entered the mine alone, at which time the-fall oeeuiired. At a late hour the rescue work was being carried on, but. it is hampered by further falls. An entrance was made to the mine through an ah’shaft to the interior side of the fall, hut there Was no sign .of Mrs. Matheson. Therefore little hope is entertained of her recovery alive.
Permanent link to this item
Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/MH19300125.2.22
Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka
Manawatu Herald, Volume LI, Issue 4406, 25 January 1930, Page 3
Word count
Tapeke kupu
140WOMAN ENTOMBED Manawatu Herald, Volume LI, Issue 4406, 25 January 1930, Page 3
Using this item
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Manawatu Herald. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International licence (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in