ACCIDENT ON A BARQUE.
TWO MEN INJURED. (United Pkess Association.) AUCKLAND, March 10. A, serious accident is reported irom Whitianga on the barque Casablanca. Five boards slipped out of a sling and struck Ernest Ellis, the second mate, fracturing the base of his skull. Ellis ; is in a critical condition. ' James McQuillan was also struck by the timber, sustaining a wound on his leg and a crushed foot.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVII, Issue XLVII, 11 March 1912, Page 3
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