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Broken Hill & the Far West · Accidents
673 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 3 of 34
THE adjourned inquest on William By[?], who was killed by a fall of rock at the Central mine on the 8th instant, was continued this afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A MINER named William REnnetts, aged about 50, whilst working on the fourth floor east of Kintore shaft, on Saturday evening, met with an…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →John Blundell, a seaman, was noticed looking out of a window at the Metropolitan Hotel, when he fell on the pavement, a distance of 45ft. His…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Coroner, Mr F. Galbraith, conducted a magisterial inquiry on Saturday, (says last Tuesday's Hay Grazier) at Benerembah station, with respect to the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE accident and funeral benefits paid by the Barrier branch of the A. M. A. during the past 12 months amounted to £1164…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →WHILE in a bath in Pitt-street, a Mr. Jarvis had the misfortune to slip and fall on the hot water pipes, and before he could be rescued he was acalded and burnt in a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miss Holt, who resides at 9 Perkin-street, Newcastle, about five years ago had the misfortune to fall down a long flight of stairs, thereby injuring her…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Florence Martin, a little girl of 10, picked up a small brass capsule. Her mother, being unaware that it contained an explosive, allowed the child to play with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr. W. Tarrant, father of Mrs. Bloom, of Henry-street, Abbotsford, died and was laid out in the coffia. A lighted candle was placed at the head of the coffin, but during…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Eliza Devine, daughter of a farmer residing at Cooper's Creek, accompanied by her aunt, Annie London, was riding to Bexhill to get a horse shod. While fording…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Two women named Mrs. London and Miss Devine, were drowned in Coopers Creek, Lismore, while crossing the stream on horseback…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →John Duckworth, Alfred Levy, and Jack Brown, boys, were playing at Surry Hills, when they found a cartridge. Of course, they tapped it on a stone. In the explosion…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr. Corbett, a mining export, has been killed by a coach accident…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Two men named Charles Redding and William Walters were struck by a fall of stone in the Red, White, and Blue mine, near Bendigo, on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The engine and forecarriage of the morning train was derailed at Kiddell's Creek this morning. There were about 100 passengers in the train, but none were injured…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The cable of a cage at Wasme's colliery, in Belgium, broke, with the result that the cage was precipitated to the bottom of the shaft and 15 men were killed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Elizabeth Gillespie, a married woman, the wife of the head teacher of the Sandringham State School, suicided yesterday by hanging herself…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The cable of a cage an Wasme's colliery, in Belgium, broke, with the result that the cage was precipitated to the bottom of the shaft and 15 men were killed…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Albert Gay and George Cross, while working at the Look-out Extended claim, Chiltern, were blown up by an explosion of firedamp. Gay's hair was burnt off, and his…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A station hand named Hector M'Donald met his death by drowning at Yancannia last Thursday week (the Mount Browne paper of the 22nd said). It appears that he…
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