Miner Amputated Arm
SYDNEY, June 27. After chopping off his left arm with an axe when trapped by a fall of coal at a South Coast mine, Alfred Burgess, aged 39, a miner, remained conscious, and spoke to his rescuers. His spine and left leg were fractured, but he is expected to recover. Mr. Burgess amputated his arm a few inches below the elbow by a single cut with his axe, which he carried in his belt.
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Northern Advocate, 28 June 1943, Page 3
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77Miner Amputated Arm Northern Advocate, 28 June 1943, Page 3
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