FATAL MINING ACCIDENT.
ft liucouH-g onr painful duty to record unoolu'r ratal mining ace.dent, th-U tun'; at Joru'H*3 flat, u-ar l>iirm<-rton. U appt'urs that the unfortunate victim of the accident, a man. named IU-uvy Stephen.-;. w;l(4 ~„-;i:;(mI in blocking out whib one ot his mates*] William Williams, wa-'- trucking one the stnft to tins UK.utU of the titnri-L y.'st-onlay afternoon, about four oVbetc, William* went away with a trunk-load of sfciitf, leaving Stephen.* all ri'lit. and everything apparently safe. t poti In.-* return, in'thy eouryo of a f.-w minute*. Inw'iia horritbd to I'm I that tin; st of timber* under which Stephen.-* hail I-omi blocking had given way, and that the in»fortunate fc'lbw hail been in •'he dibrh. Stephen*, notwithstanding his terrible position, was abb to i-a.ll out to his iu;it-» for ami great li.op-.-s were entertained by those w,,0- nuiu>--iii-ate Iy* set to work to extricate, hint_ that he would bo got out a!ivi->. Cou*ibrable timu, however, td.ap.-t>;(t bo to re the fallen timber* and stud could bo removed, and when tlis body >v:u at last got out, life had ilud.-dmj tiliuu- J iyu.t.
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Oamaru Mail, Volume I, Issue 300, 10 April 1877, Page 3
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185FATAL MINING ACCIDENT. Oamaru Mail, Volume I, Issue 300, 10 April 1877, Page 3
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