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Broken Hill & the Far West · Accidents

Accidents, 1891

193 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 6 of 10

A Balloon Accident. London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 9 July 1891 · page 2

An accident to a balloon has occurred at Chicago, in the United States. During an ascent it was struck by lightning, and two aeronauts were…

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Railway Collision in Poland. London

Barrier Miner · Friday 10 July 1891 · page 2

A railway collision has occurred in Poland, by which a large number of persons were severely injured…

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The Cuthro Accident

Barrier Miner · Friday 10 July 1891 · page 2

AN inquest on the bod of Thomas Stone, who died at the Broken Hill Hospital yesterday from the effects of a gun-shot wound received twelve days ago, on the…

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The Recent Accident at the Proprietary

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 14 July 1891 · page 3

THE inquest on the body of Charles Chapple, who succumbed last night to injuries received at the Proprietary mine on Monday, July 6, was held by the…

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Affray with Sailors. a Seaman Killed and Two Policemon Injured. [By Cable.] London

Barrier Miner · Friday 17 July 1891 · page 2

A fierce drunken affray has occurred in the port of San Diego, Southern California, where the Chilian insurgent steamer Itata lately took on…

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Accident at the South Mine

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 21 July 1891 · page 2

A [?] serious accident occurred to a man named James Gailiford while working this morning in the South mine. He in some way got beneath his mate's pick,[?]…

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The Cuthero Accident

Barrier Miner · Thursday 23 July 1891 · page 2

THE adjourned inquest into the death of Thos. Stone, the victim of the Cuthero accident, was held at Elliott's Hotel this morning, before Mr. R. B. Pell, Coroner…

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Tramway Accident

Barrier Miner · Thursday 23 July 1891 · page 2

AN accident, fortunately not serious, occurred at the Sulphide-street station this morning. Shortly before 10 o'clock an engine, with empty trucks attached,…

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Accident at Block 10

Barrier Miner · Saturday 25 July 1891 · page 2

A MAN named Charles Bray met with a lerious aocident last night at Block 10. Bray was engaged in sinking a winze on contract in the main shaft workings, and at…

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2nd Edition Miner Office, 6 p.m. Latest Cables. Accident to H. M Stanley[?] London

Barrier Miner · Monday 27 July 1891 · page 3

Mr. H. M. Stanley, the explorer, who, it is understood, was shortly to visit Australia on a lecturing tour, has met with a serious accident, which resulted in…

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Fearful Railway Collision. London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 28 July 1891 · page 3

Two excursion trains have collided at St. Maude on the Paris to Vincennes railway line. A carriage caught fire, and 50 persons were either killed or…

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Extraordinary Fatality. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 28 July 1891 · page 3

A rory peculiar and distressing fatal accident occurred yesterday in the scrub at Drumbong, near Heywood. Two boys, by name Moore, brothers, were out…

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Accident at the Central

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 28 July 1891 · page 2

A SERIOUS accident happened to a man named Murray, employed on the surface at the Central mine this morning. He is the brother of one of the contractors…

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The following appeared in our Second Edition yaaterday:— Latest Cables. Accident to H. M Stanley. London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 28 July 1891 · page 4

Mr. H. M. Stanley, the explorer, who, it is understood, was shortly to visit Australia on a lecturing tour, has met with a serious accident, which resulted in…

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Stanley's Accident. London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 28 July 1891 · page 3

It is now stated that the accident to Mr. H. M. Stanley, the explorer, resulted in a brokenankle, and not thigh, as before reported…

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Railway Collision. 50 Killed and 100 Wounded. [By Cable.] London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 29 July 1891 · page 2

Later details show that 50 passengers were killed and 100 wounded by the collision of trains on the Paris to Vincennes line on Sunday. The dead…

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Riots in Canada. Orangemen and Catholics in Collision. [By Cable.] London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 29 July 1891 · page 2

The Orange celebrations of the 12th July have, as usual, aroused great bitterness between Catholics and Protestants in Canada. On Monday a serious riot…

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The French Railway Collision. London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 30 July 1891 · page 2

The majority of the persons killed in the recent railway collision in France are women and children. The railway officials at St. Maude, where the accident…

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Stanley's Accident. London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 30 July 1891 · page 2

Owing to the accident which has befallen Mr. H. M Stanley, in Switzerland, it is doubtful whether he will be able to adhere to the date fixed for his lecturing…

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2nd Edition Miner Office, 6 p.m. Two Steamers Collide Off the Japanese Coast. 260 Laborers Drowned [By CAble.] LONDON, Friday Evening

Barrier Miner · Saturday 1 August 1891 · page 3

Intelligence has just been received that two heavily laden Japanese steamers came into collision off the coast of Japan. One of the vessels sank almost immediately,…

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