POIGNANT TRAGEDY
MINER ALMOST RESCUED, THEN KILLED
SAW FALL OF COAL COMING LONDON, Wednesday. A poignant tragedy occurred at Viewpoint colliery, Lanarkshire, where two miners were buried under a fall of 200 tons of coal from the roof. The rescuers were encouraged by hearing a faint voice. They reached and saved one injured man. The other was in the arms of his rescuer and was being given a drink of water when he saw another fall coining. He said: “Good-bye, boys.” Pie was struck on the head and killed, and his body was again buried.
SALE OF WAR MEDALS
STATEMENT OF POSITION BY MINISTER
LONDON, Tuesday
111 the House of Commons the Secretary of State for War, Mr. T. Shaw, in answer to a question, said he doubted tlie desirability of makingillegal the sale of the Victoria Cross. The Army Act forbade the sale of decorations or medals to unauthorised persons. This did not prevent bona fide sales to collectors and similar purchasers. Mr. E. Thurtle (Labour): Is not the man who earns a decoration entitled to do what he likes with it?” No answer was given.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 838, 5 December 1929, Page 9
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