BUSHFELLING FATALITY.
CRUSHED TO DEATH BY A LOG.---t United Press Association.) ■ ■•■ THAM-E^&onday'r*-A man named Thomas • Brown, aged 30, was killed instantaneously while working in the Kauri bush at'Puririy near Thames. The deceased was .'assisting to crosscut a log lying on the face of a hill. When: the log was partly cut through a portion broke off, crushing Brawn, and dragging^ him with it. The unfortunate inanV legs, an arm, and the neck were broken. Deceased leaves a widow and one child. At the inquest a verdict of accidental death was returned, no blame being attachable to anyone.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLIII, Issue XLIII, 20 September 1909, Page 3
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97BUSHFELLING FATALITY. Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLIII, Issue XLIII, 20 September 1909, Page 3
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