A Fatal Fall.
One of the workmen employed on the flag tower of the Sydney Post Office met his death by falling from the top, a distance of nearly 240 ft. The accident was witnessed hy many onlookers, and it was noticed that the body whirled round and rou'-d, feathei-likc, until after falling f- ft it stlU „ u witU ft crash against an ornamental stone coping of the main building. It poised almost perceptibly ard then rolled over, falling between 80ft and OOlt more with a heavy iLnd on to a pile of ladders, planks and building material. The result of the fall can' be imagined.
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Wairarapa Standard, Volume XVIII, Issue 1778, 4 January 1886, Page 3
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106A Fatal Fall. Wairarapa Standard, Volume XVIII, Issue 1778, 4 January 1886, Page 3
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