Two Miners Killed At

Edie Creek, Tng

From Our Own Correspondent WAU, March 21.

ON the night of Sunday, March 9, two miners, George Cooper and James Crevey, were killed in the Edie Creek gold-mines. Working near No. 1 level, filling debris into a truck standing in the cage, they gave the signal to be lowered to the winchman on the surface. The cage, with its occupants, got out of con trol and dropped 400 feet. Both miners were killed instantly.

An inquiry into the circumstances of the accident opened on March 20 and is still proceeding.

George Cooper had been associated with Papua and the Territory of New Guinea for over 24 years, and left a family of five daughters and one son in Samarai.

James Crevey arrived in the Territory only about four months ago. Both were buried at Wau on March 11.