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Broken Hill & the Far West · Accidents

Accidents, 1893

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A Tragedy Gone Wrong. " Startling Shooting Fatality."

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 28 February 1893 · page 3

WHILE a resident of North Broken Hill was engaged yesterday morning in executing some repairs to an empty cottage he met with a painful accident…

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Accident to Mr. K. Beaton

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 28 February 1893 · page 2

WHAT might easily have been a serious accident happened to Mr. Kenneth Beaton, clerk of the Silverton council, last evening. He was returning from…

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The Sporting Carnival. Newmarket and Cup Betting. Accident to a "Yet." [By Telegraph.] Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 1 March 1893 · page 3

There is very little life in the betting ove[?] the Newmarket Handicap, although we are within three days of the opening of the V.R.C. Aut[?]mn…

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The North Burning Fatality. Conclusion of the Inquest

Barrier Miner · Thursday 2 March 1893 · page 4

AN inquest was opened by the Coroner (Mr. R. B. Pell) on Tuesday upon the fire which occurred in Brazill-street on the previous day, whereby a…

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3rd EDITION Miner Office, 7 p.m. the Coming Eyents. Scratching of Buccleuch and Glenloth. To-day's Gallops. Arquebus Injured. The Tips. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne, Thursday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Thursday 2 March 1893 · page 4

Much surprise was expressed in sporting circles to-day when the sciatching of Buccleuch for the Newmarket Handicap and Glenloth for the…

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Accident at Block 11

Barrier Miner · Thursday 2 March 1893 · page 4

AN accident happened to a trucker employed at Block 11 last night. He was engaged in running a truck round an angle, when it got off the rails and…

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The Burning Fatality. Conduct of the Police

Barrier Miner · Friday 3 March 1893 · page 2

AT the termination of the inquest upon the North Broken Hill burning fatality yesterday afternoon, the foreman of the jury (Mr. P. M'Mahon) stated that…

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Fatal Mining Accident. Two Miners Killed at Bendigo. A Third Expected to Die [By Telegraph.]

Barrier Miner · Saturday 4 March 1893 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Saturday Afternoon. Two miners, named James O'Brien and Oliver Glanville, were killed by an explosion at the 680ft. level of the…

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Fatal Mining Accident. Two Miners Killed at Bendigo. A Third Expected to Die. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne, Saturday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Monday 6 March 1893 · page 4

Two rainers, named James O'Brien and Oliver Glanville, were killed by an explosion at the 680ft. level of the Fortuna Hustler's mine, Bendigo, this…

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The Hustlers Accident. The Third Man Dead. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 6 March 1893 · page 3

Howard, the miner who was so seriously injured in the accident at the Fortuna Hustlers mine, at Bendigo, on Saturday, when the two others,…

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A Shocking Accident. a Mother Scalds her Child. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 7 March 1893 · page 2

An accident of a peculiarly horrible and distressing nature occurred last night at Port Fairy. Mrs. Horstedd was preparing to bath her children,…

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The Albert Park Drowning Case. The Police Suspicious. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 8 March 1893 · page 2

Yesterday it was reported for the MINER that on the previous evening a boat had capsized on the Albert Park Lake, that a Mr. Woodhead and his…

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3rd EDITION Miner Office, 7 p.m. Accident in Oxide-street

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 8 March 1893 · page 4

A YOUNG man named William Catford, who is in the employ of Mr. G. Ellis, batcher, met with a nasty accident this afternoon whilst driving a delivery…

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Accident in Oxide-street

Barrier Miner · Thursday 9 March 1893 · page 4

A YOUNG man named William Catford, who is in the employ of Mr. C. Ellis, butcher, met with a nasty accident this afternoon whilst driving a delivery…

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Sick and Accident Fund. a Secretary Appointed

Barrier Miner · Thursday 9 March 1893 · page 3

THE committee of the Mines Sick and Accident Fund has completed its investigation of the claims of the very many candidates for the position of…

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Fatal Accident at Moonta Mine. a Miner's Neck Broken. [By Telegraph.] Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Friday 10 March 1893 · page 3

A terribly sudden fatal accident happened to a miner named William Hobb while he was working at the Moonta mines this morning. At an…

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Shocking Burning Fatality Two Children Burned. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 14 March 1893 · page 2

A shocking burning fatality has occurred at Laurieton. The cottage of a miner named Dower took fire, and before the fact was discovered…

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Mining Accidents. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 16 March 1893 · page 3

Silas May, a marned maa with a family, was attending to an air compressor in Lansell's 222 mine at Bendigo yesterday, when he got his fingers…

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A. M. A. Ballot in the Underground Branch. Proposed Reduction of Contributions and Accident Pay

Barrier Miner · Saturday 18 March 1893 · page 2

THE Smelter and Surface Employees' branch of the A. M. A. recently decided to reduce the weekly contributions to 6d., and the accident pay to…

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Accident at the British

Barrier Miner · Monday 20 March 1893 · page 2

A RATHER serious accident occurred at the British concentrators last evening, the victim being Mr. James Daly, a nephew of Mr. John Frost, the licensee…

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