THE RISKS OF WORKING CARGO.
■ : an : Occident;^tYTTELTON.'ft). ' ■ ; (Dt , TELEGRAPH—PRESS'ASSOCIATION). :'- : Chrlstchurcn, February 1 18. : ->. : . At .Lytteltori: .to-day' two .'railway; wharflabourers, John Shepherd,.; of, Ppawa,' and .■\Villiam Coyle,.': were working hr a: railway truck alongside : : . the steamer Cornwall, which was- loading scrap-iron:'and' old' rails:' A sling, of iron,: while. ; being hoisted,' fouled some other: iron, .with the .result that. Shepherd., and; Coyle were';. knocked ';• clean. out:, of the 'truck,' arid fell into; the water between the steamer and the, wharf. Coyle;. escaped with nothing,; worse than. a ducking, : but Shepherd was not so fortunate,,as his head struck'the edge, of the: wharf. He was assisted to the casualty .wdrd,' where, his: in: jury.(which consisted of a' lacerated scalpwoundj . was attended to; - His : injury .was not very, serious, and he' was able to. go to his home.' .-'■..,■:-.."■:'::.- .':'■•■■;;, ■'■;':■;'.
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Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 436, 19 February 1909, Page 5
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133THE RISKS OF WORKING CARGO. Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 436, 19 February 1909, Page 5
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