ACCIDENTS.
DASHED TO DEATH,
(Press Afworialion-Kr Telegraph-Copyright Kecfivtti 10.30" p.m.." jVla-y 26th. SYDNEY", May '-'6. Simpson., the shift boss o? the British mine at Broken Hill, over-balanced liimself from a staging in ffra shaft, and. was dashed to death 200 feet below. i SUICIDE. Per Press Association. PEILDIXG. May 20. Robert Carswell, an engineer, 29 years old and single, committed suicide this afternoon by cutting his throat. He ras dead when found in iho bedroom c-f a local hotel. A youth named Robert Herdman, who, some time ago had the misfortune to break his arm close to his wrist at a hockey practice through j falling heavily on the hard ground, and about a. fortnight afterwards fell and again broke it. had the misfortune ito break it for the third time while I playing in a hockey match on the TiI mam !'nrk. yesterday, through colliding with the goal post. He was taken |to the hospital to have the injured j limb set. j
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Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 14210, 27 May 1910, Page 5
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164ACCIDENTS. Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 14210, 27 May 1910, Page 5
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