MINING FATALITY
YOUNG MAN BURIED. By Telegraph—Press Association. Dumedin, Last Night. A sad accident occurred at Freeman's coal inane, Abbotstford, last night, whereby a young married man named James Walker lost his life. It appears he was working on the night shift taking out pillars. About 12 o'clock his mate called him, and receiving no answer went to see if anything was wrong. He discovered that «a fall had taken place, burying Walker. An alarm was at once given, and willing hands set to work to recover the body, which was extricated at 11 o'clock this morning. The deceased leaves a wife and one child, for whom much sympathy is left. Walker was the son of Mr. Walker, owner of the Brighton Colliery. He learned his business with his father, and was a good miner, as well as a popular and respected young fellow, This is the first serious accident that has happened in the mine since it was opened 40 years ago.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 24, 22 July 1911, Page 5
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163MINING FATALITY Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 24, 22 July 1911, Page 5
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