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MINER INJURED.
At an early hour yesterday morning,
George Broom, aged tTiirty-three, a
miner, was severely injured by a fall of
earth in tlio New Normanbv nine, Bal
larat. He was working in the stopes at
the loOO feet level, when a quantity of
earth came away from~overhoad, partly
burying him. The unfortunate man war
extricated quicklv by.Ids comrades, and
taken to the liosmHl. whe-e >'r wa= found
that- li" was >-.i-ffer:n>* badly from a j
crushed back and sever1 bruises. i:ro'v;ii j
had a very narrow escape from death. |
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