GREYMOUTH.
Last night. A serious accident hvs occurred at the coal pit of the Heath Company's mine at Brunnerton, whereby a young man named John Perkins was dangerously injured. A; shot had been fired the previous evening displacing a large block of coal, and leaving some of it overhanging; Perkins and another endeavoured to remove it, when. it fell upon Perkins, burying him; when he was released it was found he had sustained a compound fracture of the leg and other severe internal injuries. Two claims struck payable gold yesterday at the new rush at "V\festbrook, creating great excitement at Kumara.
J. W. McLean is a candidate for Grey Valley. > , Arrived: Anthans, schooner, from Port Chalmers,
Sailed : Clio, schooner, for Wellington. ■■ ' ; ':::."'■■'■■"!'
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Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3322, 15 August 1879, Page 2
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121GREYMOUTH. Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3322, 15 August 1879, Page 2
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