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Broken Hill & the Far West · Accidents

Accidents, 1897

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Two Men Drowned in Tasmania. HOBART

Barrier Miner · Monday 8 March 1897 · page 2

News has been received that two men named Harlock and Stevenson have been drowned at Pensioner's Bay. They are supposed to have been loading…

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A Man Injured at the Central

Barrier Miner · Monday 8 March 1897 · page 2

While at work putting in a set of timbers underground at the Central mine this morning, a miner named Humphries was struck by a falling…

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The Accident to Mr. Wiseman

Barrier Miner · Monday 8 March 1897 · page 4

MR. WISEMAN, the accident to whom was reported in the Second Edition, is, his medical attendants report, getting along very well this afternoon. He…

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Serious Accident to Mr. Wiseman

Barrier Miner · Monday 8 March 1897 · page 4

VERY many people will be grieved to hear that Mr. H. J. ("Charlie") Wiseman, of South Broken Hill, met with a serious accident to-day. While…

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Wreck on the Cornish Coast. The Steamer Syracuse Lost. All on Board Drowned. [By Cable.] London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 9 March 1897 · page 2

A brief despatch has been received reporting that the steamer Syracuse has been wrecked off the coast of Cornwall…

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Accidents and Fatalities. [By Telegraph.] Discovery of a Mangled Body. SYDNEY, Monday Evening

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 9 March 1897 · page 2

The body of a foreigner named Cornad Arzyob has been found in a vineyard near Tallawang in a fearfully mangled condition. How he came by…

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The Tallewang Tragedy. Apparently an Accident. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 10 March 1897 · page 2

In connection with the discovery of the mangled body of a foreigner named Artz at Tallewang, a Gulgong wire says that an examination shows that…

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Accidents and Fatalutes. [By TELEGRAPH.] Blown Out to Sea. Three Young Men Missing. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 10 March 1897 · page 2

James Buckridge, aged 20; Wilfred Street, 20; and Harold Tighe, 17; were sailing to the harbor last evening when they were blown out to sea. A…

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A Cycling Collision. Two Prominent Performers Injured. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Thursday 11 March 1897 · page 2

The well-known cyclists M'Combe and Meadbam came into collision on the training track yesterday. The former had his arm broken and the…

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Terrible Rocket Accident on a Steamer

Barrier Miner · Thursday 11 March 1897 · page 2

A delayed wire from Albany(W. A.) reports:— The steamer M'Gregor left Albany on Saturday afternoon for Esperance with a number of passengers,…

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Accidents and Fatalitees. [By Telegraph.] The Spirit Explosion at Kanowna. Death of Mr. W. Cole. Kanowna. (W. A.), Friday Night

Barrier Miner · Thursday 11 March 1897 · page 2

Mr. William Cole, who along with Messrs. F. A. Chapple, Mick Brazill, and Morgan (since deceased), was injured by the explosion of a cask of…

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Boating Accident on the Derwent. Three Drowned. HOBART, Sunday Evening

Barrier Miner · Monday 15 March 1897 · page 2

A boating accident, involving the loss of three lives, occurred on the Derwent River thia afternoon. Four married men—Hall, a prominent…

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Drowned at Sorrento. MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Monday 15 March 1897 · page 2

Hugh Munro, collector for the Metropolitan Board of Works, has been drowned at Sorrento while bathing in a treacherous part of the…

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Accidents and Fatalities. [By Telegraph.] Was it Suicide? SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Monday 15 March 1897 · page 2

The body of Robert Norwell, a married man, was found in the bush at Balmoral, Middle Harbor, yesterday, with two bullet wounds, one in…

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[By Telegraph.] Sydney Cycling Carnival. Megson Wins the Lap Scratch Race. Serious Accident to a Competitor. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 16 March 1897 · page 2

The March cycling carnival of the N. S. W. League of Wheelmen was continued last evening by the electric light, 12,000 people being present…

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Accidents and Fatalities. Was it Suicide? SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 16 March 1897 · page 2

A jury yesterday afternoon answered to its own satisfaction the question with regard to Robert Norwell, the married man whose body, pierced by…

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Beating Fatality at Hobart. Hobart

Western Grazier · Wednesday 17 March 1897 · page 3

Owing to the capsize of a pleasure boat, three young men named John Hall Henry Billon and James Hooper were drowned yesterday. Arthur…

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The Crisis in Crete. Debate in the French Chambers. Action of the Government Approved. Outrages on Moslems by the Christians. Terrible Accident on an Ironclad. [By Cable.] London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 17 March 1897 · page 2

The French Foreign Minister (M. Hanotaux), speaking in the Chamber of Deputies, said the European concert remained unbroken. Each of the…

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Accidents to Overlanding Cyclists ADELAIDE

Barrier Miner · Thursday 18 March 1897 · page 2

Northridge and O'Grady, who started cycling for Melbourne on Tuesday, both met with accidents, and have returned. Northridge has a…

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Serious Accident to a Jockey. BRISBANE

Barrier Miner · Thursday 18 March 1897 · page 2

A Maryborough message reports that at the Saltwater Creek Races Albert Thake was riding a racehorse, which swerved, throwing him to the…

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