AN HEROIC MINER.
The Clarke medal of the Royal Humane Society of Australasia, awarded yearly in the case of saving life in which the highest heroism is displayed, has this year been awarded to Manrice Doody, of Boulder, Western Australia, a miner, aged 28 years, who rescued Joseph Morley, also a miner, from being killed at the Central Boulder gold mine on July 24rh, 1897. Doody and Morley were working 158 ft away from the surface of the main shaft. Two drill holes had been put in and charged, Doodv started up to the 100£t level, and Morley followed after lighting the fuse. Doody heard a fall and descended as quickly as possible, but his eandle becoming extinguished he had to be guided by the burning fuses. Finding them he quickly pulled the charges out and threw them into the crosscut, 7ft above, whore one exploded. . Lighting a candle he found Morley tying nnooasoious, and after he revived assisted him to the surface.
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Western Star, Issue 2218, 1 July 1898, Page 2
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163AN HEROIC MINER. Western Star, Issue 2218, 1 July 1898, Page 2
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