FATAL ACCIDENT.
By Telegraph—Press Association. GREYMOUTH, July 7.
A fatal accideut occurred at Blackball, this afternoon, whereby a young man, named James Meehan, thirty years of age, was killed. It appears the deceased was working at the Blackball Company's siding, blasting rocks, and was tamping a shot when it exploded, practically blowing off his head. He died shortly afterwards. The deceased was a single man, and resided with his parents at Blackball.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9537, 8 July 1909, Page 5
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72FATAL ACCIDENT. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9537, 8 July 1909, Page 5
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