WAIHI MINING FATALITY.
THE INQUEST. i (By Telegraph.—Qwn Correspondent,) WAIHI, this day. An inquest was commenced this morning on the body of Walter Henry Brislen before Mr. Max D. King, coroner, and a jury of six, of which Mr. Seymour was foreman. Mr. Mueller represented the company, Sergeant Sheehan the police, and Mr. Ryan the Mines Department. Dr. Claridge said that he found an extensive fracture of the base of the skull sutflcient to cause death. There were no marks or external injuries, or evidence of a blow. Bedford, the working mate of deceased, said that at 20 to four deceased left witness at the bottom of the shaft and went up in the bucket to get some timber. The bucket came back immediately. After waiting 10 minutes witness went to see what had happened, and found deceased lying in a truck. He spoke to him. but apparently he was dead. As far as he could judge, the deceased must have slipped, fallen in the truck, and struck his head upon the iron bar. • (Proceeding.)
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Auckland Star, Volume XXXVI, Issue 15, 18 January 1905, Page 2
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