BURIED FOR TWO HOURS.
I RAILWAY TUNNEL CAVES TN. t ' WHANGARBI, Nov. 10. Tie northern end of Waikiekie railway tunnel, which is at present being (Constructed by the Public Works Department, cayed in this morning. One of the tunnclt'crs, a man named E. Riehter, was buried, and had a narrow escape from death. It took twenty men, in relays, nearly two .hours to extricate the entombed man. Riehter, who is a man of powerful physique, Was found to be "severely bruised. He wa- brought into Whangarei and medically attended by Dr. Buckley. It will be two or three weeks before he re-: sumes worK. I
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Taihape Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3626, 12 November 1920, Page 6
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105BURIED FOR TWO HOURS. Taihape Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3626, 12 November 1920, Page 6
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