THE MINING DISASTER
SYDNEY, Dec. 5. The bodies recovered from the mine in most instances showed that death had been very sudden. Others, however, appeared to have suffered greatagony, blood cxozingfroui their mouths and nostrils. T. M' Alpine was much disfigured about the face. He appeared to have lain down on his side when overcome by foul air, and his lamp burned down, burning his cap and badly scorching his face. Sydney W Alpine, whose body was first recovered, liad, on tho previous day, acted as a pall-beaa.-er at the funeral of tho victims of tho Stockton accident.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 5739, 5 December 1896, Page 5
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98THE MINING DISASTER Star (Christchurch), Issue 5739, 5 December 1896, Page 5
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