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Broken Hill & the Far West · Accidents
569 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 9 of 29
Leslie Watts, senior, a newspaper vendor, jumped on a moving tram lost evening and fell between the cars and was dragged live yards along the track. When extricated his…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The St. George mailman, Martin Derairn, is supposed to have been drowned. His mails have been found, but no signs of him…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Edward Reardon, aged 35, a recent arrival from [?] [?] packet of gelig[?] [?] [?] Bay [?] [?] [?] [?] in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE inquest into the death of Thomas M'Grath was concluded last night after the MINER'S report closed, John Reynolds, shift bo[?]S, gave evidence as…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE adjourned inquest into the death Thomas M'Grath, who was killed in the North mine last Thursday, was resumed in the courthouse this morning by the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →MICHAEL SHEEHAN, an employee at Baxter and Saddler's open cut, Proprietary mine, met with a slight but painful accident this afternoon. He was filling Skips at the bottom of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →News has been received from Kilkivan that Mr. C. C. Mair, a gentleman well known in Brisbane, has been found drowned. No particulars, however, have been received…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →William Rawling, an elderly man, returning to the city from Manly, jumped overboard and was drowned. William Creber, 17, a messenger in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Constable Frank Evans, a singls man, doing patrol duty in the quarantined area on Saturday, became interested in the cutting of ice blocks at the Fresh Food and Ice…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lieutenant-Colonel Kenneth Mackay, commatding the New South Walls Imperial Bushmen, wired from Sydney this afternoon that Corporal J. B. Ford, of Brken Hill, who…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Reginald Hemmie, a member of the Imperial Bushmen's Contingent, fell down tba hold of the Armenian last night, and was so badly hurt that be had to be taken to tho hospital. He…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE coroner (Mr. T. Hall, J.P.) held an inquest to-day on the death ot Thomas Dawson, who was fatully injured by falling down a sta[?]way at the Carrington Chambers…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →MANY a time a man is invited eat to dinner, and seeing some delicacies on the table be partakes of them. But as soon as he leaves his friend's house, with his…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →An explosion has occurred at the Pretoria arsenal, resulting in the death of 10 men and the wounding of 32 others. Two hundred French and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The body of a dead infant has been found at Redfern, wrapped in a sugar bag…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Imperial transport Manchester Port was being towed in the river yesterday, when the towline broke. The vessel drilted and struck on the rocks, knocking a hole in her…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →News has been received that the mail coach running between Moree and Mungindi capsized, and that the driver is to badiy injured that it is thought his state is critical…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mrs. Burgess, wife of Captain D. Burg es, was drowned in the Mersey on Saturday. The body was recovered. An inquest was held and a verdict of accidentally drowned…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The inquiry into the recent collision between the steamers Mexican and Winkfield on the South African coast has been concluded at Cape Town. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →At Newcastle on Saturday afternoon a fall of earth occurred in a storm-water drain at Newtown, Hamilton, by which two men were buried alive. One man was killed. The…
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