A BRAVE DEED.
SENSATIONAL ACCIDENT IN A MINE. A MINER'S HEROIu ACT. United Press Association—Bv Klectric Telegraph Copyright. MELBOURNE, July 17.
A sensational accident occurred in the Consolidated Mine at Bendigo, and a heroic act was witnessed. Three miners—Davis, Darey and Allen—were engaged in sinking a shaft. Two shots were put in, and the mean ascended to the plat above. As Allen reached the plat he missed his footing, an fell to the bottom. Instantly Davis rushed down the ladder, despite the fact the charges were due to explode at any moment. He found Allen, and had dragged him about five feet when the first charge exploded. The debris, however, carried in an opposite direction.
Davis then endeavoured to get Allen into a safe place before the second charge exploded, when the explosion took place. , When relief was sent down both men were found alive. Allen had a broken leg, but both were unhurt by the blast.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9546, 19 July 1909, Page 5
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157A BRAVE DEED. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9546, 19 July 1909, Page 5
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