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Broken Hill & the Far West · Accidents
193 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 4 of 10
SIR,—In reply to "Mine Manager," I beg to refer him to my letter of the 23rd instant, in which I freely agreed to his own suggestion to hold an inquiry as to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Speaker, Mr. J. P. Abbott, has had his hand crashed in a wheel whilst superintending pumping operations at his private residence…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →During yesterday a serious railway accident happened at the Petersham railway station. The work of the quadruplication of the suburban railway is going on there,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A singular fatality has occurred at Manchester. During the performance of "Romeo and Juliet" an amateur named Whaley, who was playing the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →It is understood that immediately the unionionists charged with rioting are released on bail, at Rockhampton, on the order of the Supreme Court, the Crown…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The board of inquiry appointed to t[?] evidence and prepare a report of [?] recent fatal disaster at the Heads has not yet concluded its enquiries. Messrs…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →News has been received that Lieutenant Freire,of the Portuguese service, sent a military escort to Mr. Cecil Rhodes, resident director of the British…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Pearce, the mate of the Chittoor, and a seaman named John M'Intyre, who were working on the wreck of the ship W. B. Godfrey at Lorne on Saturday, were…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →ANOTHER accident, caused by the unexpected explosion of dynamite, occurred at the Proprietary mine at 8 30 o'clock last night, which was fortunately unattended…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A YOUNG miner named J. Clark reported himself at the office of the A.M.A. this forenoon exhibiting a very severe scalp wound received on the previous evening…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →This morning at a few minutes after 11 o'clock a serious explosion occurred at the works of the Fresh Food and Ice Company, Darling Harbor. It appears that…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Joseph Clark, 20, who was injured in the ammonia explosion at the Fresh Food and Ice Company's works yesterday, died last night. He was terribly scalded about…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The ship Craigieburn, bound from Melbourne to Wellington, N.Z., is still in great peril off the back beach at Sorrento, just outside the Heads. There is a very…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A terrible accident happened at the Theatre Royal last night, by which a well-known actor had his groin torn open for nearly a foot in length…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A sad accident occurred late last night at the Redfern railway station, which resulted in the death of an employe of the Railway Department. At about 11 o'clock…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A woman's body, with both legs cut off below the knees, was found on the railway line near Burwood to-day. She was a Victorian, and 25 years of age. A…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →ABOUT 11 o'clock this morning a very serious mishap occurred at the new gaol, which is in course of construction at West Broken Hill, near the railway goods…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A telegram from Newcastle states that a moonlight sailing patty, consisting of Mr. Fred Brunker, son of the Minister for Lands; his little daughter, 2 years…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A fatal disaster has occurred at a school excursion at Chesterfield. The platform upon which the children had assembled suddenly collapsed, when…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Caisley, a man who has been living in St. Kilda, while in a state of somnambulism, fell down the stairs of a two-story building last night and was killed…
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