Royal Humane Society & Life Saving Awards
Lot 1136 Day 1 Royal Humane Society & Life Saving Awards
Estimate $400
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WAREPA, voided handcrafted fob in gold (9ct, 4.42g, 25x30mm), by AC Co (?), ring top suspension, obverse inscribed 'DM', reverse inscribed 'Presented To/D.Murray Jnr./by his/Warepa/Friends./27.8.12.' Good fine.
Possibly related to an incident in late June 1912 when a serious accident was averted by the prompt and plucky action of Mr D.Murray. While the loading of trucks in Brownlee's bush in the Opouri Valley was proceeding the trucks began to move down the incline but Murray, with great presence of mind, pushed a heavy piece of timber in the wheel. Unfortunately his finger got jammed between the landing and the piece of wood and as a result the finger will need to be amputated. The incline was an exceptionally steep one and if the trucks had gotten away they would have built up speed and the result could have been very serious.
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Estimate $400
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