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Broken Hill & the Far West · Accidents
673 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 6 of 34
A mining fatality has occurred at the Kalgoorlie mine. The shift going off after firing reported "all right" Two men resumed work in the morning and when…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A boy of 8, named Ernest Rose, was run over by a train at West Maitland last night and cut to pieces…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The adjourned inquest on the man Gilferth, who was found dead in a city boarding-house, and who is supposed to have once resided in Broken Hill, was concluded…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miss Holt, who resides at 9 Perkin street, Newcastle, about five year age had the misfortune to fall down a long flight of stairs, thereby injuring her back…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →It may be taken for granted that receding is further from the mine of the jockey, when riding a close-contested lace, than the chances of an occident…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →David Howell, a coal lumper, was drowned at Circular Quay to-day while in an intoxicated condition…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Five navvies were bathing in Sherlock's Dam yesterday, when one of them, named Bert Kingsbury, son of the railway ganger living at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →M'Carthy, a seaman employed on the ship Langdale, was found at the bottom of the ship's hold unconscious. He was removed to the hospital,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SOME little time ago a water pipe burst in Mica-street, just off Oxide-street, and it was apparently repaired and the hole filled in while still wet. The consequence was that a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →At 2 o'clock this morning the train conveying the English mails from Largs Bay to Adelaide was passing Bowden station at a high rate of speed when the officials felt a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A collision occurred in the harbor last night between the steamer Macleay and the barque Arden Craig. The latter was damaged, but the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Charles Tindal, agad 60, who had been keeping a billiard-room at Harriestreet, in the city, suicided yesterday by shooting himself with a revolver…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A miner named Richard Hawkins met with a severe accident in Block 10 on Saturday. He fell through a floor on the 515lt. level Kelly's shaft,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →At 2 o'clock this morning the train conveying the English mails from Largs Bay to Adelaide was passing Bowden station at a high rate of speed when the officials felt a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →At the Lake View Consols mine two men were at work timbering a shaft, when the planks on which they were standing gave way. Edward…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Two sisters named Bobertson were driving home to Brewongle from Bathurst, and were crossing a bridge on the other side of the Brewongle…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A terrible accident happened at St. Mary's Cathedral yesterday, where additions are being made. Two men named John Leslie and William…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The mail train between Perth and Albany ran over a bullock which derailed the engine. The fireman Thos Harley was killed and the driver…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miss Allison, residing at Bathurst, has been burned severely through her clothes igniting. She extinguished the flames by standing under a shower…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Theresa Adams, aged 3, in company with her parents, came from Narrandera on a holiday to the city. She fell from a balcony 15ft, high and was killed instantly…
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