DAMAGES CLAIM
(Press Assn.—
WAIHI MINERS ESTIMATE COMPENSATION AT £9000 HEARING BEFORE W ARDEN
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Waihi, Wednesday. Nine of the 13 men who were injured when a cage at No. 2 shaft (in which they were being lowered to work) in Waihi Mine on July 26 broke away and fell more than a thousand feet, claimed in special and general damages more than £9000 . from the Waihi Goldmining Company in the Waihi Warden's Court to-day. The case was heard by Mr. F. W. • Platt, warden, and five assessors. Mr. P. J. O'Regan, appeared for the plaintiffs, and in the course of his address, suggested to the court that the men were entitled to eonsideration for nervous strain, apart from body injuries. Mr. H. P. Richmond, for the defendant company, admitted liability for damages, but asked the court not to be swayed by sentiment in assessing the damages. The accident had ' been a spectacular one, but the- court should not he influenced by that fact.
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Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 3, Issue 702, 30 November 1933, Page 5
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166DAMAGES CLAIM Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 3, Issue 702, 30 November 1933, Page 5
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