A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT.
MAN CRUSHED TO DEATH
[Press Association.] TIMARU, Feb. 5. David Given, 46 years of age, foreman'stono mason on St. Mary’s (English) Church, building, met a shocking death this afternoon. Ho was engaged in dressing big slabs of Oamaru stono on end, wllou in turning one, a strong south wyul took charge land toppled the slab over. Given was knocked down, and fell with his head and neck on a smaller block of stone being .crushed between it and the' big slab. Death was almost instantaneous.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2419, 6 February 1909, Page 5
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88A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT. Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2419, 6 February 1909, Page 5
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