Patrick Ryan, who was sentenced to tenycar s’ penal servitude for firing a shotgun at Edward McDonnell, served in the Boer war! and was twice recommended for the V.C., hat his army record prevented him receiving the honour. In the year 1911 there were 1349 fatal accidents in British coal-mines, causing the loss of 1407 lives, or 495 fewer than in the preceding year, a death-rate of 1.30 S per 1000 of the workers. The death-rat© per 1,000,000 tons of minerals raised was 4.47. Thousands of spectators at Nottingham witnessed the funeral of Trooper Matthew Holland, who is said to have been the last survivor of the Charge of the Light Brigade at Balaclava. 'Full military honours were rendered.
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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8350, 10 February 1913, Page 11
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119Untitled New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8350, 10 February 1913, Page 11
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