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Broken Hill & the Far West · Accidents

Accidents, 1901

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Accident to a Chinese Gardener

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 2 January 1901 · page 4

JOHN "CHARLI[?]," a Chinese gardener, living at Silverton, was admitted to the [?]capital to-day suffering from a compound fracture of the right [?]. He was carting…

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Fatal Accident to Inspector Bremner. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 2 January 1901 · page 2

The celebrations in the Centennial Park yesterday afternoon were somewhat marred by an accident, which proved fatal to Inspector Bremner, one of the best known…

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Accidents and Fatalities. [By Telegrape.] Sydney's List of Accidents. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 2 January 1901 · page 2

The hospitals and ambulances held themselves in special readiness to deal with accidents yesterday, but the list is, after all, not so long as it has been after many previous…

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Accidents and Fatalities. [By Telegraph.] Trap Accident in Sydney. Adelaide Visitors Upset. Colonels Lovely and Stuart Injured. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Thursday 3 January 1901 · page 2

Mr. W. H. C. Lovely, In company with his wife and Colonel Lovely and Colonel Stuart, of Adelaide, were being driven towards Rose Bay yesterday when the brake of the vehicle…

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Accidents and Fatalities. [By Telegraph.] a Broken Hill Miner Injured. Knocked Down by a Trooper's Horse. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Friday 4 January 1901 · page 2

Charles Tierney, a miner, from Broken Hill, was kicked by a trooper's horse on Moore Park yesterday afternoon. He was taken to the Held hospital and attended to…

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Gun Explosion on the Pe[?]ho. Germans Killed and Injured. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Friday 4 January 1901 · page 2

The use of a defective cartridge in a gun at Peitang, on the Peiho River, while a salute was being fired, caused an explosion. Five German soldiers were…

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An Artillery Accident. Imperial Soldiers Injured

Western Grazier · Saturday 5 January 1901 · page 2

A serious gun explosion happened at Moore Park Sydney, Saturday morning, whilst a detachment of the [?] Royal Field Artillery, forming portion of the…

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Sydneyside Accidents. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Friday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Saturday 5 January 1901 · page 8

An unknown visitor, apparently between 50 and 50 years of age, was crossing the tramline at Redfern to-day, when he was knocked down and cut to pieces…

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Accident to a Melbourne Organist. MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Saturday 5 January 1901 · page 4

Mr. Charles Sykes, the well-known organist, was walking along a street at Carlton last night when he tripped and fell on the back of his head. His skull was fractured, and…

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Accidents and Fatalities. [By Telegraph.] Killed by a Tram. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Saturday 5 January 1901 · page 4

The man killed by a tram at Redfern yesterday has been identified as John Vardy, 70, a fruitgrower, from Field of Mars…

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The Mines Accident Relief Act. Electing Employees' Committees

Barrier Miner · Monday 7 January 1901 · page 2

A WELL-ATTENDED meeting of employees at Block 14 mine waa held in the Trades Hall yesterday afternoon to elect an employees' committee in accordance with the provision…

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Barrier Miner. Tuesday, January, 8, 1901. the Miners' Accident Fund

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 8 January 1901 · page 2

THERE is room for very Benong complaint respecting the method by which the local committees ander the Miners' Accident Belief Act are being brought…

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Accidents and Fatalities. [By Telegrath.] Suicide of a Miner. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 9 January 1901 · page 2

J. Quintell, [?]7, a miner, a recent arrival from Queensland, suicided with a revolver in the Centennial Park yesterday. He left a letter addressed to the coroner stating that…

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Accidents and Fatalities. [By Telegraph.] a Tram Accident. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Thursday 10 January 1901 · page 2

Arthur Ready, a visitor from Tamworth, was knocked down by an electric tram last night and sustained a fracture of the skull…

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Accidents and Fatalities. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 11 January 1901 · page 4

Mary Batley, 30, a married woman, living spart from her husband, died suddenly yesterday at the residence of Mrs, Hudson, Newtown-road, Darlington. From particulars…

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Serious Train Accident. [By Telegraph.] "Sydney, Thursday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Friday 11 January 1901 · page 8

John Adam was travelling by train to Sydney to-day when he fell off and the wheels going over his legs smashed them to a pulp…

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Bathing Fatality. Drowned in a Dam

Barrier Miner · Saturday 12 January 1901 · page 5

A SAD bathing fatality occurred at the racecourse dam yesterday afternoon, by which a boy named Arthur Rogers, 13, son of Mr. George Rogers, of M'Culloch-stroet, North…

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Miners' Accident Relief Fund. [By Telegraph.] Appointment of Members. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Saturday 12 January 1901 · page 4

The following have been appointed members of the New South Wales Miners' Accident Relief Fund Board:—Mr. J. L. Fegan, Minister of Mines (chairman); Sir William M'Millan,…

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The Miners' Accident Fund

Barrier Miner · Saturday 12 January 1901 · page 4

WE print to-day a really extraordinary letter from a correspondent who makes a perfervid declamation against the new Miners' Accident Relief Act. Our…

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Accidents and Fatalities. [By Telegraph.] a Young Women Droweed. BRISBANE

Barrier Miner · Saturday 12 January 1901 · page 4

Several girls were bathing in the river at Goondiwindi. Among, them was Gladys Bishop, daughter of the local postmaster; and she got beyond hot depth,, Her mother…

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