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Broken Hill & the Far West · Accidents

Accidents, 1901

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Accidents and Fatalities. [By Telegraph.] Suicide of a Constable. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 February 1901 · page 2

Constable Charles Morrow, 23, attached to the Darlinghurst division, went on duty at 6 o'clock on Saturday afternoon, and a few minutes later passed along Macleay-street,…

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Fatal Equestrian Accident. A Boy Throws Off a Racehorse

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 February 1901 · page 2

Edwin Thomas Renalson, a son of Mr. J. Renalson, formerly poundkeeper, of North Broken Hill, was killed by a fell from a horse on Saturday evening. Mr. Renalson earlier…

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Accidentally Shot. ADELAIDE

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 February 1901 · page 2

Miss Edith Stret[?]on, whilst on board the steamer Levret, on an excursion at the Port on Saturday evening, was accidentally shot by Herbert Bishop with a toy pistol. The bullet…

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Fatality at Block 14. Smothered in a Taillags Chute

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 12 February 1901 · page 2

A SAD fatality occurred at the Block 14 mine at about 3.30 this morning, a young man named George Lambing being the victim. Deceased and another man named Harry…

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The Block 14 FATALITY. The Inquest

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 13 February 1901 · page 1

THE coroner (Mr. T. Hall, J.P.) held an inquest at the Courthouse this afternoon into the death of George Lamming, who was killed at Block 14 mine this morning. Mr…

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Accidental Death

Western Grazier · Wednesday 13 February 1901 · page 2

Unfortunate death occurred on the 11th inst. to an old identity of Wilcannia, [?] John Downie, otherwise known as "Scollin". It appears that the deceased…

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Accidents and Fatalities. [By Telegraph.] Sadden Death of a Squatter. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 13 February 1901 · page 2

Hugh Munro, 60, proprietor of Moor[?]nula station, was seized with a paralytic stroke while visiting Quirindi yesterday and expired within four hours…

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A Bendigo Mining Accident. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 14 February 1901 · page 4

Another fall of stone occurred in the Great Northern mine, Bendigo, yesterday while the Government Inspector was below with the underground [?] (Mr. Richard Stephens)…

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Accidents and Fatalities. [By Tellegraph.] Fatal [?] Accident. SYDNEY, Wednesday Evening

Barrier Miner · Thursday 14 February 1901 · page 2

Arthur Hunt, 20 residing with his parents at Jopps, near Goulburn, left home yesterday evening, riding a horse and carrying a loaded double-ba[?]lled gun. Subsequently he was…

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Accidents and Fatalities. [By Telegraph.] Death from Heat Apoplexy. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Friday 15 February 1901 · page 2

William Collins, 70, was found dead at Bathurst yesterday, of heat apoplexy. Cash and deposit receipts amounting to £456 were found in his clothing; he was a stranger to…

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A Bendigo Mining Accident. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Friday 15 February 1901 · page 4

Another fall of stone occurred in the Great Northern mine, Bendigo, yesterday while the Government Inspector was below with the underground boss (Mr, Richard Stephens)…

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Sydney Railway Disaster. a Train Leaves the Rails. Seven Passengers Killed. Many Injured. List of the Killed and Injured. Interview with the Driver. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 16 February 1901 · page 4

A fearful railway accident occurred yester day evening on the Illawarra raliway line, between Sydney and [?]tville. The train timed to leave the Redf[?]rn seation at 5.55…

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Telegraphic News Terrible Railway Accident near Sydney. Fourteen Persons Killed Sydney, Friday Evening

Western Grazier · Saturday 16 February 1901 · page 2

A terrible railway accident has occur[?] at Tempe, 6 1/2 miles south of Sydney, [?] Cook's River. Fourteen people, [?] killed, and thirteen injured…

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Drowned whilst Batting. BRISBANE

Barrier Miner · Monday 18 February 1901 · page 2

George Arthur Hooker, [?] was drowned on Saturday while bathing in Breaklast Creek, near Brisbane…

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Accidents and Fatalities. [By Telegraph.] Killed on Board Ship. ADELAIDE

Barrier Miner · Monday 18 February 1901 · page 2

A firemen on the steamer Friedrich der Gross[?] fell from a staging into the engineroom of the vessel and was killed. His remains were brought ashore and buried at…

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A Train Accident. PERTH, Sunday Evening

Barrier Miner · Monday 18 February 1901 · page 2

Cecilla Agnes Duggan, a pa[?]se[?]ger for North Fremantle by a train that did not stop at that station, as the train was patsing opened the carriage door and jumped on to…

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Peculiar Mining Accident. a Government Mining Inspector Caught

Barrier Miner · Monday 18 February 1901 · page 3

THE dangers inseparable from mining were seldom better exemplified than this morning at the Great Northen mine (the Bendigo correspondent of the Argus reported on…

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Accidents and Fatalities. [By Telegraph.] a Fatal Fire. WELLINGTON

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 19 February 1901 · page 2

The Ka[?] Hotel, Dargaville, was destroyed by fire yesterday morning. A pensioner named James C[?]rmody was burned to death in bed, and two other boarders were burned…

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Telegraphic News the Tempe Railway Smash. Cause of the Accident Inexplicable. SYDNEY

Western Grazier · Wednesday 20 February 1901 · page 2

Particulars of the railway accident to hand show that the train left Redfern at 5.55 p.m. on Friday filled with passengers, and left the track when…

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Mining Accidents in Britain

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 20 February 1901 · page 2

A RETURN has been issued by th[?] British Home Office of the number of f[?]t[?]l accid[?]nts in m[?]nes and quarries in the year. 1900 It shows that ii mines under the Coal Mines…

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