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Broken Hill & the Far West · Accidents

Accidents, 1895

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Fatal Buggy Accident. Mrs. Stow Killed at Port Pirie. [By Telegraph.] Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 9 April 1895 · page 1

A serious buggy [?]ccident happened near Port Pirie on Sunday. Mr. J. P. Stow, S.M., was out driving with his wife and two daughters. When pae[?]ing a…

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Blasting Fatality. a Youth Killed at Tarrawingee

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 10 April 1895 · page 3

VICTOR CLEAL, aged 17, was standing at the top of one of the quarries at Tarrawingee yesterday afternoon when a blast went off fully 150 yards away…

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Mining Accidents. Below and Above Ground

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 10 April 1895 · page 3

A MINER named Hill had one of his legs fractured last night while working underground at Block 11. A rock fell on him. The sufferer was taken to his…

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Burning Accident

Barrier Miner · Saturday 13 April 1895 · page 4

A CHILD named Winifred Nowland, about two years of age, residing with her parents in Mica-street, was burned somewhat badly this morning. She…

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Burning Accident

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 16 April 1895 · page 1

A CHILD named Winifred Nowland, about two years of age, residing with her parents in Mica-street, was burned somewhat badly this, morning. She…

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The Yarra-bed Accident. Relief Subscriptions Started. [By Telegraph.] Melboubne, Tuesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 16 April 1895 · page 4

At Spottiewoode, the scene of the terrible tunnel accident, to day there were many painful scenes. Great crowds were present while the bodies of the victims…

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The Yarra-bed Accident. Recovery of the Six Bodies. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 16 April 1895 · page 3

The bodies of Buchanan, Bourke, Johnson, Gabriel, Jackson, and Foster, the victims of the collapse of the sewer under the Yarra at…

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The Yarra-bed Accident. All Work Stopped. The Funerals. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne, Wednesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 17 April 1895 · page 4

All operations in connection with the sewarage works at Spottiswoode—the Ecene of the tecent fatal accident in the tunnel under the bed of the River Yarra…

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The Yarra-bed Accident. Relief Subscriptions started. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne, Tuesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 17 April 1895 · page 1

At Spottiswoode, the scane of the terrible tunnel accident, to day there were many painful scenes. Great crowds were present while the bodies of the victims…

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The Yarra-bed Accident. All Work Stopped. The Funerals. [By Telegraph.] [?]Melbourne, Wednesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Thursday 18 April 1895 · page 1

All operations in connection with the sewarage works at Spottiswoode—the scene of the recent fatal accident in the tunnel under the bed of the River Yarra…

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Mining Accident. a Man Severaly Injur[?]d

Barrier Miner · Saturday 20 April 1895 · page 4

An accident occurred in Messrs. Baxter and Saddler's open cut on the Proprietary mine at about 4 o'clock this afternoon. Robert Ward was…

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Singular Burning Accident

Barrier Miner · Saturday 20 April 1895 · page 4

MR. J. W. HARRIS, the license[?] of the Criterion Hotel, met with a painfal, but fortunately [?]ct serious, accident on Wednesday evening. A lodger was…

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Mining Accident. a Man Severely injured

Barrier Miner · Monday 22 April 1895 · page 1

AN accident occurred ia Messrs. Baxter and Saddler's open ent on the Proprietary mine at about 4 o'clock this afternoon. Robert Ward was…

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Singular Burning Accident

Barrier Miner · Monday 22 April 1895 · page 1

MR. J. W. HARRIS, the licensee of the Criterion Hotel, met with a painful, but fortunately net serious, accident on Wednesday evening. A lodger was…

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The Yarra-bed Accident. Theory ot the Diver[?] [By Telegraph.] Melblurne, Friday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Friday 26 April 1895 · page 4

The i[?]quest on the victim[?] of the Spottiswoode calamity is still unconcluded. Diver A'Beckett, in his evidence to-day, stated that his opinion was that…

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The Yarra-bed Accident. Theory of the Diver. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne, Friday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Saturday 27 April 1895 · page 1

The inquest on the victims of the Spottiswoode calamity is still unconcluded. Diver A'Beckett, in his evidence to-day, stated that his opinion was that…

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Two Accidents in New Zealand. A Family Party Drowned. AUCKLAND, Sunday Night

Barrier Miner · Monday 29 April 1895 · page 3

Manaku Harbor hag been again the scene of a disastrous boating accident. Two brothers named Laurie, both married and each accompanied, by his…

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Collapse of a Mine Drive. One Man Killed, Two Injured. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 30 April 1895 · page 3

John Egan, John Considine, and Michael Esgan were working in a drive at the Nelvetia gold mine, near Gulgong, yesterday, when the drive…

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A Horrible Accident. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 30 April 1895 · page 3

A telegram from Rylstone states that Richard Cooper, employed on M'Quiggan's estate, was feeding a horsepower chaffcutting machine, when…

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Accident to a Constable. [By Telegraph.] Wilcannia, Wednesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 1 May 1895 · page 4

Constable Vaines, stationed at Wilcannia, whilat proceeding to White Cliffs on horseback, met with a serions accident. When about half way to the opal…

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