RAILWAY TRAGEDY.
WORKMAN KILLED BY TRAIN. By Telegraph—Press Association. AUCKLAND, April 28. Fatal injuries were received by a railway employee named John Maher (54), married, when he was struck by the north-bound Rotorua express near Wiri to-day. With several other men, Maher was employed in making repairs to a railway bridge at Wiri. On the approach of the express the gang ceased work. Maher attempted to cross the line, but was struck by the express. The train was stopped within its own length, but death must have been instantaneous. Maher is survived by a wife and five children.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 18554, 29 April 1930, Page 8
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98RAILWAY TRAGEDY. Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 18554, 29 April 1930, Page 8
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