Mining Accident.
.■ A somewhat serious mining, accident happened to-dayHbetwee 11 and 12 o'clock to a young man named George Truscolt, employed in Williams' Moanatairi tribute. It, appears that he, was, working in , the .stopes when a quantity of stuff,fe)l on 1 him. When extricated by his mates it was found that his leg was broken, and he had sustained several minor bruises ■ andsoraichei. . He was carried out of tunnel on a truck, after the injured limb, had been supported with rude splints, and a cab being in readiness outside/ was at once conveyed to the. hojpilaLwhere,the leg, was ; set- by.Dr Payne,^ who 'was-in readinesf.' The doctor fears "that ttere ' 'will be a permanent(stiffaesp^abottt||b.« ankle. Truscott is a member of the Naval Brigade, and his many friends will be sorry to hear of the accident which has befallen him. . --.- - p -s\ :p ;
Permanent link to this item
Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/THS18790506.2.17
Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka
Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3186, 6 May 1879, Page 2
Word count
Tapeke kupu
141Mining Accident. Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3186, 6 May 1879, Page 2
Using this item
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in