MINING TRAGEDY
FOURTH BROTHER ALSO HAS NARROW ESCAPE PREMONITION OP DEATH Whangarei, Thursday. In connection with the triple tragedy at Hikurangi it is now fevealed that Robert, the eldest and only surviving son of Mr. W. Ackers, strolled over to the mine and might easily have shared the same horrible fate as his brothers. He, too., was about to descend to the rescue when a premonition that he would meet death if he did so caused him to hesitate. On looking down the shaft he saw his three brothers motionless, which
told him the worst had happened. The air shaft, which was sunk two years ago, was inspected last Monday and declared safe from fumes. Experienced miners attribute the accumulation of gases in such a short period to a change in atmospheric conditions. William Reid, one of several miners who rushed to the scene, disre- ' garded the risk and commenced to descend in a gallant attempt to rescue but almost immediately shouted, "I'm going !"' He was promptly hauled to the surface in an unconscious state, from which he was a long time recovering. The Ackers family arrived at Hikurangi from Leigh, Lancashire, in 1924 and followed miriing pursuits ever since.
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Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 459, 17 February 1933, Page 5
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200MINING TRAGEDY Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 459, 17 February 1933, Page 5
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