THE BLASTING ACCIDENT.
Sye'NUY. Oct. 21. At the inquest on the fatal blasting accident at the North Sydney sewerage works a rather sad incident was related. The man O'Suliivan, who was put in charge, was working through to meet M'Namara, the deceased. As the men eatue nearer it was necessary to warn each other when a charge was about to be* fired. O'Sullivan forgot to give the signal. He remembered the oniis-ston after he had got some distance away, ami ran lack, but
dropped bis candU-, ami th<n be'coming confused rushed away ami ran into a tunnel at the othsr end. O'Snllivan, who assisted to carry oat his dying ma*.', haw Wen committed for trial on a charge of manslaughter.
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Hastings Standard, Issue 152, 22 October 1896, Page 3
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120THE BLASTING ACCIDENT. Hastings Standard, Issue 152, 22 October 1896, Page 3
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