FOREMAN KILLED.
ACCIDENT ON RAILWAY. NEW STATION WORK FATALITY WIKIO UOPK SLIPS. }■'.j; ,j' iii juries in tho li»'inl Weio »U3'.tiiifil li_v .Mr. Arthur Rogers, of John Mr.ct, l.'on v>nby, %\ ixii.• working at the i.,w railway -tat ion. ijuay Street, niiin; . .M;'. I.'ogi-iwin. ua- employ'till as a nil. by .1. T. .1 uliiiJi miiil Sons. 1.M., v. ,i . .-:.!■■•]-%■i-ing tlie .-liift ing i*l ,i. big .• • kt<■ t<• ]>iK-. -V u iit. 111(it- wus i;i -.teiifti • nil'! t)i■ ■ |'il''. mi') 111f deceased was 1:■ 1 iii'>lt ii in with ii, piece of wood i.nt.il (lie wjiicn to"k thf strain. When the vviro tightened the knot, slipped, and Mr. J tubers wa« thrown a considerable 'lUtiineo liy the leverage of ' he piece of .v 0011. Tin" Sf. .loliu \nilniliinrc was called, itnd .Mr. Kogers whs found to lie suffering I'torn - n vi"ra concussion. He was taken to ijio A nek land 'Hospital arid immediately :i,ilmitLi.fl. but lie died about an hour In'or.
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Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 190, 13 August 1928, Page 10
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