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IN BRIEF
Red-backs
bite three
in Sydney
SYDNEY: Two sisters aged 11 and
six, and an 80-year-old woman were
in a satisfactory condition last night
after being bitten yesterday after
noon by red-back spiders. The girls,
bitten at their Fairfield home at
about 2.30pm, were taken to Fair
field District Hospital. An ambu
lance spokeswoman said the woman
was taken to Auburn Hospital after
she was bitten while gardening at
her Chester Hill home yesterday af
ternoon.
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