A SERIOUS EXPLOSION.
(By Telegraph —Press Association.) WAIHI, Thursday.
As tho result of a charged hole unexpectedly exploding in the Grand Junction mine, a miner named T. White sustained terriblo injuries. One eye was completely destroyed, while the sight of the other is impaired, and the jaw was fractured. The force of the explosion blew large pieces of quartz inches deep in his legs and arms. The man's condition is critical.
His companion, Ellery, received serious injuries to his face, while all over his body was punctured with pieces of Hying quartz.
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume LXVIII, Issue 14237, 19 March 1915, Page 3
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