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Broken Hill & the Far West · Accidents
622 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 5 of 32
George Callender, 17, re[?]ding with his p[?]ents at Dudl[?]y and employed at the D[?]ley coll[?]ery, was killed yesterday. A w[?]ggon boy [?]eleased three heav[?]ly[?]aden…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Under-Secretary of Mines is in receipt of a telegram from Herberton stating that the manager of the Chillagoe Railway and Mines has reported that two men have been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A man named Way fell over a precipice at the Comstock quarries, near Quorn, whilst he was prizing out a large boulder. He received serious injuries…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A small gang of men working on one of the side lines near Murray Bridge had a remarkable escape yesterday. They were descending a hill on a fettlers' trolly, which…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr. Oliver, Chief Railway Commissioner, was seen by a "Herald" reporter, and asked whether he could gave any information which was likely to throw light…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A concise statement of the circumstances surrounding the accident was made to a "Herald" reporter by Mr. J. C. Gillies, of Waverley, who it is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →So far nothing has come to light which affords any clue as to what caused Friday night's disaster (remarks the Daily Telegraph…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The name of the young man who was drowned at the baths on Saturday afternoon is Arthur Watkin. Yesterday morning his father came to the police station and inquired…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A YOUNG man whose name so far is unknown was drowned under rather peculiar circumstances at the municipal baths this afternoon. He visited the baths with a [?]ad, and after the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →James M'Coy, recently married, was bathing in the Murray at Albury when he was[?] seized by cramps and drowned…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cuthbert Jones, 14, while fishing for bluefish at Manly, was washed off the rocks and drowned. His father was present, but was unable to assist him. The body has not been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE Manchester correspondents of the London Daily News telearaphed:—An explosion, by which 12 workmen were killed and many others injured, occurred on January [?], at the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The steamer City of Rio de Janeiro, travelling from Hong Kong and Yokohama to San Francisco, struck a ledge at the entrance to the Golden Gate, San…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Col[?]n Hutchison, a middle-aged man, a recent arrival from South Africa, who had been staying with friends at Summer Hill, attended the local Wesleyan Church last…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A shocking accident occurred at the Laz[?] mine, Bendigo, today. George Turner (40), Edward Noy, and William Gilmore were working a rock drill in an old…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The [?] THE Coroner (Mr. T. Hall, J. P) held an inquest at the courthouse to-day into the death of Alfred Wat[?]ins, the youth who was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →W. Warren, a resident of Warren, while playing the violin yesterday, died suddenly. Heart disease was the cause. Early this morning James Leddwlok, [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A VERY serious accident be[?]el an elderly man named August Geyer, a railway hand, employed by the Proprietary Company, this afternoon. He was running an empty truck…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →THE Coroner (Mr. T. Hall, J.P.) held an inquest at the courthouse this afternoon on the body of August Geyer, who died in the Hospital last night from injuries received on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →THE CORONER (Mr. T. Hall, J.P.) held an inquest at the Courthouse yesterday afternoon into the death of August Frederick Leopold Ge[?]er, who died in the hospital from injuries…
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