MINER LOSES A HAND.
EXPLOSiON OF PRIMER. JBX TELEGBAPII. —OWK CORRESPONDENT. J WAIHI, Wednesday. A painful accident, resulting in the loss of a hand, oocurred in the Waihi mine this morning, a miner named Charles Bennio being the sufferer.
Tlio unfortunate man, it appears, was engaged in a stopo on the Royal lode at No. 11 level, when a primer which he was carrying in his hand exploded. The hand was 'blown off at the wrist.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19221207.2.43
Bibliographic details
New Zealand Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 18267, 7 December 1922, Page 8
Word Count
76MINER LOSES A HAND. New Zealand Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 18267, 7 December 1922, Page 8
Using This Item
NZME is the copyright owner for the New Zealand Herald. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence . This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of NZME. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Auckland Libraries and NZME.
Log in