MINER KILLED

Greymouth Evening Star, 18 October 1946, Page 6

MINER KILLED

BURIED BY FALL OF COAL AT ROA WORKING MATE AT LUNCH A miner was killed when he was buried in a fall of coal at the Paparoa Cpal Company’s mine at Roa this morning. He was Joseph Fielding, aged 57 years, married, who resided at Faversham, between Blackball and Roa.

The fall of coal occurred just after Fielding’s mate, Alfred Mayne, tod left the working place to commence his lunch at noon. Though not large, the fall completely buried Fielding after the first few lumps to break from the roof had struck him on the head and felled him. Mayne quickly summoned aid and extricated his mate, who was. however, then dead. He had received a" fracture of the base of the skull and had appai ently died immediately, according to Dr. B. H. Aylward, who arrived at the mine at 12.15.

Following the tragedy the miners returned home, and the colliery was idle for the remainder of the day. The accident to-day was the first with fatal consequences to occur at the Roa mine for more than eight years. The Deputy Coroner, Mr. M. J. Fogarty, accompanied by Constable J. B. Jones, of Greymouth, left this afternoon for Roa, where an inquest was opened this afternoon. Besides his wife, Fielding is survived by two sons and two daughters. MOTOR CYCLIST KILLED AT COAL CREEK

Thrown on to the bitumen roadway when his motor-cycle tailed to negotiate the bend on the Runanga side A/[ clean’s creek bridge, Coal Creek, shortly after 5 o’clock yesterday afternoon, Peter Livesey, 32 a miner, of Runanga, received fatal head injuries. In company with Cyril John Hector, of Runanga, who was riding another motor-cycle, the deceased was proceeding from Greymouth to Runanga. On crossing the bridge, which is close to Roper’s property, he apparently lost control of the machine, which did not negotiate the bend and he was thrown on to the bitumen. Assistance was quickly obtained, but the deceased’s injuries were such that death must have been almost instantaneous. , , „„, An inquest, was opened at Greymouth this morning, before Mr. M. J. Fogarty, Deputy Coroner. After evidence of identification had been given by Thomas Reuben Livesey, brother of the deceased, proceedings were adjourned sine die. The deceased was born in Lancashire, England, but had resided at Runanga for the past. 16 years. He served for four years in the wai and was wounded at El Alamein. He was employed as a miner at the Strongman State mine. He is survived by his mother, Mrs. D. Livesey (Eunanga), one sister, Mrs. J. Garlick (Lancashire), one brother, Thomas (Runanga); also a niece, Miss J. Livesey (Runanga). The funeral will take place at Karoro cemetery tomorrow afternoon.