WATERSIDER’S DEATH.
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CHRISTCHURCH, May 27. An inquest was held at Lyttelton concerning the death of Charles Renwick, a watersider, wlio was killed through the falling of a sling of iron plates while cargo was being unloaded. A stevedore in evidence expressed the opinion that the weight of the plates was not a reasonable one to send up in a sling. Earlier in the day the chief officer had ordered them not to make the slings too big. The Coroner returned a verdict that deceased was accidentally killed. He added that it was not wise for him to say anything further as there was a possibility of a civil action.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIX, Issue 151, 28 May 1929, Page 2
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112WATERSIDER’S DEATH. Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIX, Issue 151, 28 May 1929, Page 2
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