A very remarkable accident is reported from Pahautanui, near Wellington. A farmer was sharpening some knives of his chaffcutter on an emery wheel. Near by was an open tin of blasting powder, and a spark from the emery wheel ignited the powder, causing an alarming explosion. The farmer was practically blown out of the shed where he was at work, and was very much burned.
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Waipa Post, Volume III, Issue 104, 23 April 1912, Page 3
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