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Broken Hill & the Far West · Accidents

Accidents, 1890

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The Silver Ring Fatality. Breach of the Mining Regulations. The Defendant Fined

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 27 May 1890 · page 2

AT the Police Court this morning, Mr. Barnett, P.M., delivered his reserved decisions on the informations laid by Mr. John Collins, the Crown lands bailiff,…

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The Mine Accident. to the Editor of the Barrier Miner

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 27 May 1890 · page 2

SIR,—There are many of your readers, who, though their sympathies are with their afflicted sisters upon whom such a sad calamity has recently fallen, are not…

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Accident to the German Emperor. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 27 May 1890 · page 3

The Emperor of Germany, during his visit to Potsdam, was thrown from his carriage, but, escaped without injury…

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Tramcar Collision. MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 28 May 1890 · page 2

A spring cart and tram car collided in Flinders-street yesterday, and severely injured two brothers named Kirkham…

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A Fatal River. Mysterious Drowning Case. ADELAIDE

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 28 May 1890 · page 2

During the last eight days four bodies have been recovered from the Port River. Yesterday the body of Captain Charles Harvey was discovered, but how it got in…

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Railway Accident. a Train Wrecked. Numbers Seriously Injured. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 29 May 1890 · page 3

Another railway accident happened last evening at Coolabah, 75 miles from Bourke, and 431 miles from Sydney. The train became derailed, but how is not yet…

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The Latest. Coercion in Ireland. Serious Rioting. Balfe[?]r's [?]ymidens Charge the Crowd. Dillon adn O'Brien Injured. [By Cable.] London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 29 May 1890 · page 3

An a[?]tempt was made yesterday to hold the Nationalist meeting which had been proclaimed at Cashel, Tipperary. The police interfered, and a serious riot…

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The Accident to the Kaiser. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Thursday 29 May 1890 · page 3

Further particulars of the accident to the German Emperor show that while out driving at Potsdam the horse bolted. He jumped out, as he saw a serious…

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Fatal Accident to a Driver

Barrier Miner · Thursday 29 May 1890 · page 3

YESTERDAY evening, about 6 o'clock, an unfortunate and fatal accident happened to George Dunu, a driver in the employ of Messrs. Neilson and Wessel, butchers,…

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Fatal Accident. A Fireman Killed by a Bea[?]. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Thursday 29 May 1890 · page 3

A fireman named Thomas Ashbury was killed yesterday at Murrurandi. He was doing something on the top of a tender, and his head came in contact with a cross…

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The Fatal Street Accident

Barrier Miner · Friday 30 May 1890 · page 2

MR. C. BADHAM, the district coroner, held an inquest at the Mayflower Hotel yesterday afternoon, on the unfortunate man George Dunn, who was killed on…

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The Tram Fatality. MELBOURNE, Saturday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Saturday 31 May 1890 · page 3

There is likely to be a deal of noise over the accident which occurred yesterday, when a man was killed on the tram by being run into by a cart. The inquest…

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Sad Fatality. [By Telegraph.] (From our Own Correspondent.) MELBOURNE, Monday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Monday 2 June 1890 · page 3

Mr. Augustus Monteith, who had just arrived from England to act as engineer to the Water Supply Department here, fell down stairs at the Victoria Coffee…

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Serions Mining Accident. [By Telegraph.] (From our Own Correspondent.) MELBOURNE, Monday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Monday 2 June 1890 · page 3

William Bowden, a miner, was injured so seriously in Lansell's 222 mine, Sandhurst, on Saturday night that it is feared it will end fatally. He was engaged to…

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Fearful Railway Accident. Excursion Train Engulfed. Thirteen Drowned. [By Cable.] London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 3 June 1890 · page 3

Intelligence received from San Francisco states that a terrible railway accident has occurred at Oaklands, a suburb of that town, which is separated…

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Railway Collision. A Horse Cut In Two. [By Telegraph.] (From Out Own Correspondent.) MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 3 June 1890 · page 3

Yesterday afternoon the Gippsland train cut a horse clean in two at Richmond. The horse bolted through the railway gates, and the force of the collision…

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Action for Accident Pay

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 4 June 1890 · page 2

MR. BADHAM, P.M., gave his decision yesterday afternoon in the case of Barrett v. O'Donnell (secretary of the Smelters' branch of the A.M.A.) for accident pay…

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Mysterious Gun Accident. One Boy Killed and Another in Danger. Who Loaded the Gun. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) BOURKE, Friday Morning

Barrier Miner · Friday 6 June 1890 · page 3

Yesterday a terrible gun accident happened to two boys, named Arthurj Hallowes, aged 16, and Bertie Fulton, aged 13. They were sitting in a boat…

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The Bourke fatality. Death of the Second Victim. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) BOURKE

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 June 1890 · page 3

The boy Alfred Fulton, who died yesterday from the effects of gunshot wounds, received on the previous day, has been buried in the same grave as the other…

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Fatal Buggy Accident. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent. ADELAIDE, Monday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Monday 9 June 1890 · page 3

Mrs. Ambrose, of Mitcham, while out driving to church yesterday, was thrown from her buggy and killed. Death was instantaneous. An inquest was held this…

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