ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES
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PAt-MERSTON N., July 14.
At Shannon this morning J, Coonea and three other men wore engaged in warming dynamite over a fire, with 30 additional plugs in close proximity. The dynamite on the fire exploded, and" the concussion also exploded the 30 plugs, resulting in Coonea having his leg broken, his aides severely cut, and painful injuries inflicted ou his head. Another man (name not ascertainable) received concussion of the brain, and the others were more or less injured. Two of the men were brought to the hospital this morning. The full extent of the injuries received by the men is not yet known.
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Marlborough Express, Volume XXXVII, Issue 166, 15 July 1903, Page 4
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