MINING ACCIDENT
THREE MEN BURIED. ■TWO RESCUED; ONE KILLED. HEROIC RESCUE WORK. By Cable—Pre-s Association—Copyright. , Received 1 27, 0.15 p.m. Sydney, September 27. The iroof of a tunnel collapsed! in the Stanfond-Merthyr • colliery at Maitland, burying Ridiiard l Evans. His mates- started digging him out. He was almost rescued alive when another fall buried two more. Digging! was continued, and the latter two rescued, being badly injured. Several further falls occurred. Evans was later recovered dead. The miners displayed heroism in digr gingi, for they were in imminent danger through the additional falls.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 145, 28 September 1910, Page 5
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93MINING ACCIDENT Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 145, 28 September 1910, Page 5
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