The Picton Blasting Fatality
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By Telegraph.—Press Association. Picton, this day The Hart brothers had waited half-an-hour for the charge to explode and then William aged 28, and Abraham aged 24, began boring to withdraw it. James, 14, was some distance away. Shortly after they began to work the explosion took pbtce. Part of Abraham's head and one arm were blown off and he he died immediately. William had his breast bone shattered and his shoulder broken. Young James wa- darnnged about and the doctor took both his ey?s out at the hospital. Both brothers are in a precarious condition Fi'her and son were just, returning to the spot, with a cart when the explosion occurred. •
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Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume V, Issue 1260, 25 February 1905, Page 2
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117The Picton Blasting Fatality Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume V, Issue 1260, 25 February 1905, Page 2
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