ENGINE DRIVER KILLED.
CRUSHED BY A CRANE. [JJI XELEGEAPH — PBESS ASSOCIATION.] HAMILTON, This Day. A sad accident occurred at Frankton engine-sheds at two o'clock this morning, whereby an acting-driver named George Joseph France, aged 29, lost his* life. He was coaling up prior to running into the sheds, and -was working a pnumatio crane. When lifting the load the crane capsized, pinning France underneath, and crushing him terribly. Death was instantaneous. Deceased leaves a young widow and a child.
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Evening Post, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 74, 27 March 1912, Page 7
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79ENGINE DRIVER KILLED. Evening Post, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 74, 27 March 1912, Page 7
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