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NEW SOUTH WALES.
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.
Svdney. August 20.
The mystery connected with the finding of
the young man, Benjamin James Armstrong,
with his throat cut, at the bottom of a shaft
near Fairfield has been explained. Armstrong,
who is recovering, has stated that he cut his
throat with a razor, but finding the attempt at
self-destruction unsuccessful he jumped down
the shaft. He was almost dead when found.
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