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Broken Hill & the Far West · Accidents

Accidents, 1895

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Hunting Accidents. Mr. Alfred Bygate Killed. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 6 July 1895 · page 2

A fatal accident occurred in the hunting field yesterday. Mr. Alfred Bygate, a yoong man of 25, well known in sporting circles, was riding…

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Collision in the Mersey. LONDON, Friday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Monday 8 July 1895 · page 1

Through a collision on the River Mersey between a steamer and a dredge, five persons have been drowned…

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Buggy Accident

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 9 July 1895 · page 2

MR. J. CARTY, the well-known footballer, went for a drive on Sunday with two friends. They drove along Patton street at rather too fast a pace,…

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Sad Burning Fatality. [By Telegraph.] Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Friday 12 July 1895 · page 2

A little girl, 8 years of age, the daughter of one Kinch, a seltter at Deep Creek, has been barned to death in ead circumstances. Her…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Miner · Friday 12 July 1895 · page 4

A MAN named Walter Barrett was badly injured at the Proprietary timber mills this afternoon. While sliding timber at the skids some of it…

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The Sawmills Accident. Inquest on Barrett

Barrier Miner · Saturday 13 July 1895 · page 4

AN inquest was held ab the Courthouse this afternoon on Walter Barrett, who was killed at the Proprietary sawmills yesterday afternoon. Subinspector…

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The Sawmill Accident. Death of Barrett

Barrier Miner · Saturday 13 July 1895 · page 2

WALTER BABBETT, who met with an accident at the Proprietary sawmill yesterday afternoon through a fall of timber, as reported in the Third…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Miner · Saturday 13 July 1895 · page 1

A MAN namrd Walter Barrett was badly injured at the Proprietary timber mills this afternoon. While s[?]iding timber at the skid[?] some of it…

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The Sawmills Accident. Inquest on Barrett

Barrier Miner · Monday 15 July 1895 · page 1

AN inquest was held at the Courthouse this afternoon on Walter Barrett, who was killed at the Proprietary sawmills yesterday afternoon. Sub-inspector…

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Railway Accident. The Sydney-Melbourne Express Derailed. A H[?]rd of Cattle Run Into. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Tuesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 16 July 1895 · page 4

An Albury, message reports that early to-day the express from Sydney to Melbourne, while travelling through Fallon's Gap, ran into a herd of cattle…

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Railway Accident. The Sydney-Melbourne Express Derailed. A H[?]rd of Cattle Run Into. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Tuesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 17 July 1895 · page 1

An Albury message reports that early to-day the express from Sydney to Melbourne, while travelling through Fallon's Gap, ran into a herd of cattle…

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3rd EDITION Miner Office, [?] p.m. Terrible Mining Accident. Creep at the South. Eight Men Killed. Several Seriously Injured. the Cause. the Killed. the Injured. Bringing Up the Bodies

Barrier Miner · Thursday 18 July 1895 · page 4

NOTWITHSTANDING the very extensive character of the mining operations at Broken Hill serious accidents have been happily rare. Several large…

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The Injured. Panter's Death

Barrier Miner · Friday 19 July 1895 · page 2

Dr. Seabrook, the house surgeon at the Hospital, when seen this morning by a Miner reporter, said the condition of Panter was very serions indeed,…

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Terrible Mining Accident. Creep at the South. Eight Men Killed. Several Seriously Injured. the Cause. the Killed. the Injured. Bringing Up the B0difs

Barrier Miner · Friday 19 July 1895 · page 1

Notwithstanding the very extensive character of the mining operations at Broken Hill serions accidents have been happily rare. Several large…

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The Disaster at the South. the Probable Cause. the Manager's Theory. Condition of the Injured. a Ninth Victim. the Death of Panter. Miraculous Escapes. the Widows and Orphans. a Relief Fund

Barrier Miner · Friday 19 July 1895 · page 2

MINEAS become accustomed to the dangers they face by day and night, and go down into the earth with hardly a thooght of the fate that overtakes so…

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The Accident Record

Barrier Miner · Saturday 20 July 1895 · page 2

Mention has been made of the simply remarkable comparative freedom from fatal accident which has so far characterised the extensive operations at Broken Hill. During…

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3rd EDITION Miner Office, 6.30 p.m. Collision at Sea. One Hundred and Forty Eight Drowned. [By Cable.] London, Sunday Evening

Barrier Miner · Monday 22 July 1895 · page 4

News has just been received of a terrible disaster in Italian waters. The steamers Ortigia and Maria came into cellision at the entrance to the Golf of…

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Collision at Sea. One Hundred and Forty Eight Drowned. [By Cable.] London. Sunday Evening

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 23 July 1895 · page 1

News has just been received of a terrible disaster in Italian waters. The steamers Ortigia and Maria came into celltsion at the entrance to the Golf of…

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The Italian Marine Collision. London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 23 July 1895 · page 4

There are few further particulars [?]orning the disastrous collision between the I[?]lian steamers Ortigia and Maria, at the entrance of…

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The italian Marine Collision. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 24 July 1895 · page 1

There are few further particulars concerning the disastrous collision between the Italian steamers Ortigia and Maria, at the entrance of…

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