ACCIDENT AT KIRIKIRI SAW MILL.
;At about' 2 an' acoi- .' at .'Gibbons's saw-mill ofi -the-Thames, near'the Kirikiri, settlement, 'by which a young man- 1 named Charles ,'Ansley, a .halfrcaste, sustained compound 1 fracture of'leg just above'the, ankle. It appears,that ; A.nsiey, ; with some, others, was engaged in hoisting-up log's for the ■mill,when the rope broke, and,one of the -logs rolled overand jammed his leg.in: flicting the injury'alluded to.. He was brought down'in May's waterman's boat on Saturday-afternoon, and''conveyed to! '' the" hospital, where the' necessary steps 'for reducing"the ; inflammation prior to 'setting the'.bon'es.were' adopted,' arid' he ; 'was made,',as.''comfortable as'"''possible .under.thecircumstances.!,", u ]'■ '',",",.,
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/THA18740504.2.12
Bibliographic details
Thames Advertiser, Volume VII, Issue 1804, 4 May 1874, Page 3
Word Count
99ACCIDENT AT KIRIKIRI SAW MILL. Thames Advertiser, Volume VII, Issue 1804, 4 May 1874, Page 3
Using This Item
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.