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Broken Hill & the Far West · Accidents

Accidents, 1892

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Railway Disaster. The Scotch Express in Collision. Two Trains on Fire. Loss of Life Feared. [By Cable.] London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 3 November 1892 · page 2

News has just reached London to the effect that the Scotch express, travelling to London, has met with a disaster in Yorkshire…

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The Thirsk Disaster. Further Details of the Injured. Cruel Callousness the Cause. [By Cable.] London

Barrier Miner · Friday 4 November 1892 · page 2

Further details of the railway accident, caused by the collision of the Scotch express with a train at Thirsk, in Yorkshire, are published…

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Accident at the Mine

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 8 November 1892 · page 4

A SERIOUS accident happened at the Proprietary mine this afternoon, by which a lad named Walter Raynor, about 16 years of age, sustained severe injuries, through…

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Gun Accident

Barrier Miner · Thursday 10 November 1892 · page 4

IN South Broken Hill this Afternoon, nt about 4 p m., a lad named Bertie Pavey, aged 6 yoars, received several severe wounds through the accidental…

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Accident at the Big Mine

Barrier Miner · Friday 18 November 1892 · page 4

A BLASTING accident occurred at the Proprietary mine this afternoon, near Patterson's shaft, by which one man sustained a serious injury to the arm…

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Sad Boating Fatality. a Young Lady Drowned. [By Telegraph.] Adelaide, Saturday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Saturday 19 November 1892 · page 4

A sad boating accident happened on the Torrens Lake last night, when, by the upsetting of a boat, a yoong lady, Miss Tymmons, was drowned. Her…

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Accident at Block 14

Barrier Miner · Saturday 19 November 1892 · page 4

A SERIOUS accident occurred at Block 14 this afternoon, by which a surface hand named Stephen M'Carthy, a man of middle age, residing at South Broken…

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Sad Boating Fatality. a Young Lady Drowned. [By Telegraph.] Adelaide, Saturday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Monday 21 November 1892 · page 4

A sad boating accident happened on the Torrens Lake lase night, when, by the upsetting of a boat, a young lady, Miss Tyramons, was drowned. Her…

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The Thirsk Collision. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Monday 21 November 1892 · page 2

The inquest on the Thirst railway disaster resulted in a verdict of manslaughter against the signalman. The jury, however, added a rider to the…

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Accident at Block 14

Barrier Miner · Monday 21 November 1892 · page 4

A SERIOUS accident occurred at Block 14 this afternoon, by which a surface hand named Stephen M'Carthy, a man of middle age, residing at South Broken…

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Fatal Accident. Death of Constable Liddy

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 23 November 1892 · page 2

EARLY in the week an accident occurred near Euriowie which this morning resulted fatally to a well-known and popular officer of the police force, who…

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General Cable News. The Collision with the Comet. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Saturday 26 November 1892 · page 2

Professor Snydner, of the Philadelphia Observatory, states that the earth collided with the comet discovered near the Andromeda Group…

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Accident at Block 11

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 30 November 1892 · page 3

AT about 4.30 p.m. yesterday an accident occurred at Davies' contract on Block 11, whereby a "powder monkey" named William Hocking…

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Railway Accident. a Cattle Train Derailed. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 1 December 1892 · page 2

An accident, fortunately unattended by loss of life, occurred last evening on the main western line near Springwood. A cattle train bound for…

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The Block ll ACCIDENT

Barrier Miner · Friday 2 December 1892 · page 4

THE yoong man Hocking, who was injured by an explorion on the surface of the Proprietary a few days, ago, is now progressing well towards recovery. It…

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Fatal Accident

Barrier Miner · Monday 5 December 1892 · page 3

YESTERDAY morning, at South Broken Hill, Phoebe Thomas, the 12-yearold daughter of an engine Vdriyer employed on Block 11, died: from…

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Strange Fatality

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 6 December 1892 · page 2

A LAD named Harry Bannigan, aged about ll years, who was residing with his uncle in Chappie-street, North Broken Hill, died under somewhat…

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Railway Accident. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 6 December 1892 · page 2

As the ballast train on the Kiama to Nowra railway reached Omega yesterday, Martin Colly, who was on a truck, tried to alight. The train was…

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A Terrible Fatality. a Woman Burnt to Death. Charred Beyond Recognition

Barrier Miner · Friday 9 December 1892 · page 4

QUITE a sensation was caused in Tynte-street, North Adelaide, and its immediate vicinity on Wednesday when it became known that Miss Leona Faulkner, aged…

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The Tarrawingee Accident

Barrier Miner · Saturday 10 December 1892 · page 2

ALEXANDER GEORGE, the man who was admitted into the hospital yesterday, suffering from a severe scalp wound, is now progressing favorably, and Dr…

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