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Broken Hill & the Far West · Accidents

Accidents, 1894

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Fatal Mine Accident. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne, Saturday Evening

Barrier Miner · Monday 18 June 1894 · page 1

John Clarkson, a miner working at the Madame Berry mine, Ballurit, was killed this afternoon by a fall of earth…

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The Blasting Accident. Conclusion of Inquest. Yerdict of Grave Negligence. (Continued from Second Edition)

Barrier Miner · Monday 18 June 1894 · page 4

DR. GROVES deposed that death no doubt resulled from concussion of the brain. Tim[?]thy Daly deposed that he was managing the contract for his son; he was…

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The Blasting Accident

Barrier Miner · Monday 18 June 1894 · page 3

IT now appears that the real name of the man who was killed by the premature explosion of a blast at Daly's contract on the Proprietary open cut…

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The Blasting Accident. The Inquest

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 19 June 1894 · page 1

MR. A. N. Barnett, Coroner, conducted an inquest this afternoon at the courthouse on the body of James Fahey, who met his death at Daly's cutting on…

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Accident to Dr. Korff

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 19 June 1894 · page 2

THE Mount Barker correspondent of the Register reports under Sunday's date:—Dr. Korff, of this this town, was returning from Hahndorf to-night…

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Wreck of a Barque. Captain and Two Men Drowned. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 23 June 1894 · page 2

The bare information has been received from New Zealand that the Alexander Newton, Sydney barque, has been waecked off the New Zealand…

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General Cable News. Collision in the Atlantic. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Monday 25 June 1894 · page 2

A collision, fortunately unattended with serious results, has occurred in the Atlantic between the steamers Delano and New York. Both vessels were…

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Terrible Fatality. Three Persons Killed by the Fall of a Tree. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 28 June 1894 · page 4

A frightful fatality is reported from Dandenong. It appears that a large tree was blown down and fell on a hut on Monday night as Sassafras…

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Accident to Mr. A. Besley

Barrier Miner · Thursday 28 June 1894 · page 2

MR. A. BESLEY, the well known secretary of the Broken Hill Jockey Club, met with an accident late yesterday afternoon. He was riding a pony at…

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Serions Accident to Edison. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Thursday 28 June 1894 · page 4

A New York message reports that a serions accident has happened to Mr. Edison, the well-known inventor. It appears that he fell down a flight of…

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Terrible Fatality. Three Persons Killed by the Fall of a Tree. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Friday 29 June 1894 · page 1

A frightful fatality is reported from Dandenong. It appears that a large tree was blown down and fell on a hut on Monday night at Sassafras…

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Serious Accident to Edison. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Friday 29 June 1894 · page 1

A New York message reports that a serious accident has happened to Mr. Edison, the well-known inventor. It appears that he fell down a flight of…

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Shooting Accident. Mr. Flannery, of Wilcannia, Injured. [By Telegraph.] Wilcannia, Saturday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Saturday 30 June 1894 · page 4

A painful accident happened here this morning to one of the best-known townsmen, William Flannery, licensee of the Mount Murchison Hotel. It…

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The Menindie Fatality. The Circumstances

Barrier Miner · Monday 2 July 1894 · page 3

As was briefly reported in the MINER on Saturday evening, a girl named Annie Raven, aged 15, had been drowned in the Darling near…

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Shooting Accident. Mr. Flannery, of Wilcannia, Injured. [By Telegraph.] Wilcannia, Saturday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Monday 2 July 1894 · page 1

A painful accident happened here this morning to one of the best-known townsmen, William Flannery, licensee of the Mount Murchison Hotel. It…

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Accident to Lady Hopetoun. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 12 July 1894 · page 2

The wife of the Governor (Lady Hopetoun), who is very fond of hunting, met with an accident yesterday afternoon. Her ladyship and party…

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The Risks That Labor Takes. Serious Accident at White Cliffs. [By Telegraph.] Wilcannia, Friday Evening

Barrier Miner · Saturday 14 July 1894 · page 4

An accident of a serious nature has occurred at White Cliffs, the victim being a prospector named Brown. It appears that he was proceeding down…

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Accident to Mr. R. B. Dawes

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 17 July 1894 · page 2

WE (Mount Brown paper) regret to learn that Mr. R. B. Dawes met with a painful accident on the 8th instant, which necessitated his being taken…

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Dangerous Channel Collision. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Monday 23 July 1894 · page 2

A collision of a dangerous character occurred in the English channel between a British vessel and the French torpedo boat, Le Grondeur, the…

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Serious Buggy Accident. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 24 July 1894 · page 2

Mr. and Mrs. Tyrrell and child were driving in a buggy at the Field of Mars, near the Ryde Catholic Church, when the horse bolted. The buggy…

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