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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848-1954) (about)
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Cite: http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4580839
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CASUALTIES AND FATALITIES.
HORSE DEALER INJURED.
George Young, a horse-dealer, 40 years of age, was admitted to the Melbourne Hospital yesterday suffering from a fracture of the base of the skill. He seemed to be under the impression that someone had struck him on the head while he was in Kirk's
? in Bourke-street. Young lives at Sydney ? Brunswick.
FOUND SHOT IN HUT.
COWES, Tuesday. - Richard Walton, aged 50 years, was found dead last night in his hut near ? with a gunshot wound to the head. He had ? a shotgun to shoot rabbits. His brother ? at the hut in the evening and found him dead on the bed, and the trigger of the gun strapped to his foot.
KILLED BY FALLING SCREWJACK.
GOULBURN (N.S.W.). Tuesday. - John Shelly, a
well-known resident and foreman of the Riverina ? Construction Works, was killed at his work. ? evidence at the magisterial inquiry showed that ? was in the bottom of the bin with several ? and was struck by the iron frame of a ? weighing 20 lb. which fell. His skull was
? The mishap was caused by a workman ?
the jack from the decking. There was no protection from anything falling on the men ? Since the accident wire netting has been ? at the top of the bins. The inquiry was ? till Wednesday.