Accidental Death Of Rabaul
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Works Supervisor
From Our Own Correspondent
Rabaul, May 5.
WORKS supervisor Alfred Philp was killed while supervising road works on Namanula Road, Rabaul, NG, on the afternoon of May 4.
He and three natives were unload ing 20 tons of volcanic rock, when the whole heap collapsed. The three natives moved clear but Philp was trapped un derneath.
He was released by the efforts of 30 natives and a bulldozer. He was rushed to the hospital and placed in an iron lung, but failed to revive.