FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT.
» A frightful dynamite accident occured on the night of the sth instant at Bethan-ra, near A 1 bury, New South Wales. An ol.i nir.u, named Charles Baker, his son James Baker, and Isaac Carter were working on the night shaft in a quartz claim. The dynamite being cold, it became necessary to warm it. 'i his is usually done with hot water, but for some reason the water was omitted, and the dynamite Ini'jg in a billy over the forge fire. It is supposed that a spark from the forge ignited the material. Anyhow an explosion occurred. Charles Dak r sustained severe wounds alout the head, and had an ear blown away; James Baker's left eye was destroyed, and he was al.->o seriously injured in the arms, ribs, and stomach," the bowels being exposed ; Carter sustained over 100 wounds in the leg and thigh, which present all the appearance of being riddled with successive discharges of shot. — Austra lasian.
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Feilding Star, Volume III, Issue 35, 18 October 1882, Page 3
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