RICHARD HILL KILLED ALMOST INSTANTANEOUSLY,
News Office, AVednesday, 4.30 jr,m. Wrc regret to have to record a terrible accident at Waiorongomai. This afternoon about 2 o'clock Mr Richard Hill, miner, was coming down from the mines, and mounted a full truck of quartz to ride down the steep self acting grade of the County tramway, known ns the Fern Spur ; his son Thos. Hill, being in charge of the brake at the time. The track had only gone a short distance when the rope snapped, The full truck rushed down with fearful speed, and collided with the empty truck on the line, causing a terrible smash, poor Hil! being dreadfully crushed, and when picked up a minute or so afterwards was just breathing his last. He was carried into the Battery smithy, and subsequently home. The sad occurrence has castqnite'a gloom over the township. An inquest will be held. [The foregoing was published as an Extra on Wednesday afternoon, the following are the later particulars.J
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Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 426, 7 December 1889, Page 2
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165RICHARD HILL KILLED ALMOST INSTANTANEOUSLY, Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 426, 7 December 1889, Page 2
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