CRUSHED BY CASK
SHIP’S OFFICER INJURED (P.A.) INVERCARGILL. Aug. 12. Crushed by a cask of tallow during loading operations on the steamer Samlamu at Bluff. John Smith Turnbull. aged 53, chief officer, suffered injuries to. the chest and was admitted to the Southland Hospital. His condition is satisfactory. The accident occurred at one of the hatches. Prompt action bv the hatchman prevented Mr. Turnbull from falling into the hold.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22405, 12 August 1947, Page 4
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69CRUSHED BY CASK Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22405, 12 August 1947, Page 4
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