ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES
EXPLOSION OF VOLATILE OILS. 'AN*' INFANTRYMAN KILLED. Press Association-By Telegraph-Copyright Received 0.39 a.m., December sth. SYDNEY, Dec. 4. An . explosion of methylated spirits. in ■the wardroom! jjantry. of . the flagship caaised the death of Private Cully, of the Mairinie Infantry. . ■Wliilei, sixi.meii were in tlie stokehold of ;tli6 coasting steamer Kempsey, which was lying -ait .the wharf, a, naked light-set up aii explosion from a leaky case of ben-
zm,&. TTie ids men were injured, two seriously. ... Per Press Association. JNVEROARGILL,' Dec. 4. Thomas James Reynolds, died at Riverton hospital tb-day from, the effect of a wound -on the head rebeiyed;while work-
ing at Wrey's .bush' on: Tuesday. Reynolds wa-3 balding'..a loop in.a wire rope of 4he hauling engine when the engine;' surged, the rope' tightened and, caused ah iron bar to fly round and, hit Reynolds, .on the temple. , '
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Timaru Herald, Volume XIC, Issue 13460, 5 December 1907, Page 5
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