A SERIOUS DISASTER.
SYDNEY, August 8. At the presentation of the polo carnival prizes at Quirindi to-night 150 residents were gathered on the Imperial Hotel balcony, which collapsed and fell on the crowd below. A terrible panic ensued, and many were seriously injured. Twenty persons, including seven ladies, were badly injured. There were several broken legs, and many others received slight injuries. i
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Lake County Press, Issue 975, 15 August 1901, Page 7
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63A SERIOUS DISASTER. Lake County Press, Issue 975, 15 August 1901, Page 7
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