THE MINING TROUBLE
QUESTION OF "POPPER" DRILL.
(By Telegraph — Press Association.) WAffil, lost Night. EVidenes? in. ecnneetaoii with the Reef toil' popper question- was taken .1:1.11'o yesterday, to ,be used at the lueviring c'i the miring dispute cases r.b Rotfton on, the llt-h 'd-ntt. Messrs WdMiams, assistant superintendent for 'l-lic Wa?hi Company, uiJmiour, mi.no Jnanngev, and McConnadhie, manager wf thi3 Grand Junction, guva evidence that the Waugh popper drill 'wes oneimVn work, and during three years' 'use- at WaiiJii thorc had not "been an aocideivt. Mr Paul, mvir.'ing inspector, \bid that he had not seen-a man at 'Wit'ihi?. working thv? Wawgh hammer single handed. Mr Patrn-, Preoidomb of tin? Union., gave similar evidence-'. Other miners testified that they eould not succore-fuMy use "peppers'* •;ij;rgl-? handed.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10679, 6 July 1912, Page 5
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125THE MINING TROUBLE Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10679, 6 July 1912, Page 5
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