Tlio Australian beauty girls who were selected Jjy J. C WiHiamsoa. Ltd., and tho physical,cultiifa experts to represent Australia in "The Drums of All Nations" in "Tho Forty Thieves" pantomime in Melbourne, were kinematograjihed last week in accordance wills tho announcement ■ made when the beauty competition was promoted, They posed'before tho cajnera.. in tiwir private dross, and in tho costume they wear'ift the spectacular pageant in the- panto* mime, and made a fine display. The films are.now being shown throughout Australia prior to bfling dispatched to London and other parts of the world for exhibition.
A fatal accident occurred at tho Mentana mine, Zechan, on February 12. Fivsi holes were fired in three faces of the stopes, but only four reports wew liearoj. Tho'men mentioned this to the shift-oos.s, who recorded it, and when tho day shift went on they y/ct« instructed to look out for the missfirc. Thompson (Twtter JchdwW lis "Tas."), Piper, and Alfred Ccttr*Biwent to the sound end face, and eemmonecd to search. Piper, it is presumed, was pick iim in tlio face and Courts working soma 12ft. back, and must havs> struck the detonator of the unesplcded charge. The explosion which fallowed Mow off Piper's head, arid slightly injured Courts about the head and bodft, Piper was 49 voiin of ago and marred. Courts is sufferifis from shock,
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Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2001, 7 March 1914, Page 6
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