Mining Fatality

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume V, Issue 1254, 18 February 1905, Page 2

Mining Fatality

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(Special to tlio Daily Telegraph.) Thames, tliis day. A fatal mining nocidont occurred a', tho Maeco'to mino at Olfi'iui. nc.it tho Thames, yosterday. Honey Peploo, aged 38, a mined man with four children, v,ms engaged with a mate widening tho shaft-. They bud cut out five feet to tile required sizfi when ii portion enma ir.vny iinil struck hitu on tho chest, knocking him backwards anil pinning him to t'ui earth. Ho was killed instantaneously. His ribs wcrostovo in in tha region of the heart and his head was abo knocked about, \n inquest was held last evening, when tho evidonce showed Unit the fall of earth was duo to what is known in a soapy head The verdict was ono of accidental death, no blamo biingaHaehablo io anyone, The Mining Inspector gave evident tlut, nil possible precisions were taken. It was one of tho*o unfortunate accidents associated withjjminiug tins could not be foreseen.