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Quarry tragedy: Police work to clear rocks


The former boss of the North Canterbury limestone quarry where a landslip is feared to have killed a digger operator yesterday has spoken of previous brushes with death and bemoaned the lack of regulation in the industry. Murray Taylor, the owner of Heathstock Haulage that operates the limestone mine, is believed to have died after he was buried under a rockfall yesterday.

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