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Broken Hill & the Far West · Accidents

Accidents, 1889

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Drowned in a Mine. MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Thursday 16 May 1889 · page 3

The bodies of Dennis and O'Connor, the two miners who were drowned in the Francis Ormond mine during the Castlemaine floods, were recovered yesterday…

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The Fatal Accident. the Body Exhumed. After Twenty-four Hours

Barrier Miner · Thursday 16 May 1889 · page 3

IT had been expected that the body of the unfortunate man Mutton, who was killed yesterday about mid-day by a fall of earth in the Proprietary mine, would have…

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Mining Fatality

Barrier Miner · Friday 17 May 1889 · page 2

AFTER the MINER'S report closed last evening, the inquest held on the body of the unfortunate man James Mutton, who was killed by a fall of earth on Wednesday,…

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A Nasty Accident

Barrier Miner · Friday 17 May 1889 · page 2

EARLY this afternoon a carter in the employ of Messrs Drew and Co., named John Dorrance, was driving a team with a load of stores, weighing about 6 tons, for…

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Railway Disaster. Two Carriages Overturned. Many Injured. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 18 May 1889 · page 3

Last evening a serious accident happened a little ont from the North Melbourne station, it is believed through the derangement of the points. At this…

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Another Railway Accident. One Killed, One Wounded. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 18 May 1889 · page 3

A special cattle train from Adelaide ran into a trolly containing three men yesterday near Wasleys on the north line. One of the occupants of the trolly, a man…

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Drowned in a Dam

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 21 May 1889 · page 2

YESTERDAY, MR. J. J. Williams, J.P., concluded the magisterial inquiry touching the death of a boy named William Thomas Rowe, between 10 and 11 years…

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The Latest Channel Collision. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Thursday 23 May 1889 · page 2

Later particulars are to hand respecting the collision in the Channel of the steamers German. Emperor and Boresford. These show that only nine lives…

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Mining Accident at Bendigo. MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Friday 24 May 1889 · page 2

Ar mining accident happened late yesterday at the Hercules and Energetic mine, on the New Chum line, Sandhurst. Matthew Hall and John Roberts, two…

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Fatal Railway Accident. MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Saturday 25 May 1889 · page 2

A fatal railway, accidents took place at Ararat on Thursday night Angus Cross, who kept a public-house at Chatswood, was waiting at the Ararat station…

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Serious Shipping Disaster. Voluble Vessel and Cargo Lost. One Man Drowned. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Monday 27 May 1889 · page 3

A serious shipping disaster resulting in the total loss of Messrs. J. and A. Brown's collier, Duckenfield, and the drowning of one of the crew occurred at Long Reef,…

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Accident to the Grand Old Man. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Monday 27 May 1889 · page 3

While walking yesterday afternoon in Piccadilly, Mr. Gladstone was knocked down by a cab. He escaped serious injury, but received a severe shaking…

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Collision in the Mediterranean. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 28 May 1889 · page 3

The British warship Surprise has collided with another steamer at Syracuse, in the Mediterranean, and much damage has been wrought, the extent of which,…

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Serious Shipping Disaster. Valuable Vessel and Cargo Lost. One Man Drowned. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 28 May 1889 · page 2

A serious shipping disaster resulting, in the total loss of Messrs. J. and A. Brown's collier, Duckenfield, and the drowning of one of the crew occurred at Long Reef,…

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The Floods in Sydney. Seventeen Inches of Rain Fullen. Bus Capsized and Passenger Drowned. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 28 May 1889 · page 2

The rain which set in early on Friday morning; which increased to a very vigorous downpour during the afternoon of that day; which fell "heavens' hard"…

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Accident to the Grand Old Man. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 28 May 1889 · page 2

While walking yesterday afternoon in Piccadilly, Mr. Gladstone was knocked down by a cab. He escaped serious injury, but received a severe shaking…

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Collision in the Mediterranean. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 29 May 1889 · page 4

The British warship Surprise has collided with another steamer at Syracuse, in the Mediterranean, and much damage has been wrought, the extent of which,…

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The Sydney Floods. Railway Accident at Muswellbrook. Penrith Flooded: People Retreating. More Cases of Drowning. 26 Inches Fallen at Ryde. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 29 May 1889 · page 2

News comes from all parts of the coast districts of the great damage to property, and in some caset loss of life, due to the great and unparalleled floods which have…

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Drowned in the Floods. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Friday 31 May 1889 · page 2

A young woman named Fleming was drowned in the floods at Maitland. A boat, containing her father and hersetf, who were escaping from their house,…

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The Latest. 8000 Persons Drowned. Terrible Floods in America. Villages Swept Away. A Town Wiped Out of Existence. A Huge Reservoir Bunrts. Seven Miles of Railway Demolished. 1100 Bodies Recovered. [By Cable.] London, Saturday Recovered

Barrier Miner · Monday 3 June 1889 · page 2

Disastrously heavy rains have fallen throughout the week in Pennsylvania and the neighboring American States. Tho downpour was so great and widespread…

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