COALMINE TRAGEDY
DEATH OF WOMAN OWNER INQUEST AT KUROW From Our Oicn Correspondent OAMARU, Today. That her death was due to asphyxia, as the result of being buried under a fall- of coal in the drive of the mine, was the verdict returned at the inquest concerning the death of Mrs. D. G. Matheson, who was killed in the Rosenheatb coal mine near Kurow on Friday afternoon. The jury added that no blame was attachable to anyone. Evidence was given describing Mrs. Matheson’s movements in the mine, of which she was the owner, and of her entry into the shaft. Long and detailed evidence was given concerning the efforts to clear away the debris after the fall and of the finding of her body.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 882, 28 January 1930, Page 1
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124COALMINE TRAGEDY Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 882, 28 January 1930, Page 1
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