AN ACCIDENT.
An accident, the consequences of Which are not so serious as annoying, befell a miner named 'William Sanderson this morning. It appears that Sanderson (who is also known as Batl.arat) was felling a tree for mining timber for the Una Company's "mine. While engaged in this operajjion, and when the trunk was/severed, the tree swerved round unexpectedly—it was entwined by supplejack—and in endeavoring to get clear of its fall, Sanderson caught his foot in a hole in the ground, and falling gave it.a severe wrench. He was immediately conveyed to the hospital, where the, proper remedies were applied by Mr 'Aitken, dispenser to thehospital. The extents of the injury it has not b«en able exactly to determine, but it is hoped to be. nothing wdrse than a severe 8 sprain to the anlcle, which may detain the sufferer a fortnight or three weeks. - f .'' ':. '.'.' '.'.'','■'
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Thames Star, Volume VI, Issue 1868, 29 December 1874, Page 2
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146AN ACCIDENT. Thames Star, Volume VI, Issue 1868, 29 December 1874, Page 2
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