THE TIMARU EXPLOSION.
j A WRONG INFERENCE. By Telegraph—Press Assocktun. Timaru, Wednesday. The members of the Timaru Harbor Board take exception to the statement in a telegram reporting the inquest on O'Neill, who was killed by a' blast at their quarry, to the effect that the accident was caused by the blast being hurried, so. as not to keep members of the board waiting. Some members were at the quarry that afternoon, but, according to the chairman's statement, the blast was ready, and there was no occasion to hurry. The secretary stated that the,engineer did not even know that the members would be there. When the inquest was resumed'this week, the coroner said there was no evidence to the effect that the blast had been hurried, and a wrong inference had been drawn from the evidence of the witness.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 183, 1 February 1912, Page 8
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139THE TIMARU EXPLOSION. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 183, 1 February 1912, Page 8
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