FATAL ACCIDENT.
NELSON, February 12. A miner named. Samuel Latfcimer was killed in his olaim at Rocky River, in the Collingwood district, on Saturday morning by a fall of stone from the roof of a tunnel. Bis mate, naired Keane, narrowly escaped, receiving a severe blow on the head. The two were standing together lighting candles preparatory to work when the accident occurred. Latsimer was crushed to death instantly. At the inquest a verdict —-returned that death was due to iUmiucient timbering in the drive. Deceased, whose age was si, was well known in the district.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXVIII, Issue 7962, 13 February 1906, Page 5
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96FATAL ACCIDENT. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXVIII, Issue 7962, 13 February 1906, Page 5
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