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Broken Hill & the Far West · Accidents
622 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 7 of 32
The remains of an unknown man have been discovered on Yancannia run. The unfortunate fellow had clearly perished from want of water. Apparently he had only just…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →AT the North mine a new engine-room is being built by Messrs. Fairweather and Waldie. One of the firm's employees, John Elix, was this morning putting up some…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fred. Thomas, 8, had three fingers blown eff with a dynamite cap at Gordon's yesterday afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A[?] briefly reported in the MINER'S wires last night, the hearing of the action brought against the South Australian Railways Commissioner by William Lawrance Hamil[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The body of James James, an old resident of the Port Adelaide district, was found in the Port River on Saturday. James' coat was found under a bridge, and in it a note stating…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Yesterday a young man named Lawton, aged about 19 years, with six companions, was sailing on the harbor, when the boat was struck by a puff of wind and overturned…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Glasgow steamer has been wrecked at Bilbao, on the Spanish coast, under distressing circumstances. A huge wave caught the vessel and dashed it on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A serious railway accident occurred last night at Port Augusta. Mrs Rogers, wife of the district clerk of Woolundunga, attempted to alight before the train stopped, but, losing…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Andrew Nellson, aged 65, was knocked down by the Port train near Woodville last night and killed. It is supposed, from the fact that he was not crushed, that he was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Commissioner of Police has been advised that a youth named Colton Browster was accidentally shot dead at Witera station, near Elliston, on Saturday morning…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mrs. Rogers, of Woolandunga, who was run over by a train near Port Augusta on Monday, as reported yesterday, has died from shock. An inquest is to be held…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →At Marnlen last night, Patrick O'Neill, an old resident of Bungonia, was proposing a chairman at Mr. T. Rose's election meeting, when he dropped dead. The meeting was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A CHILD, aged 15 months, daughter of M[?] John Shields, farmer, on the Wallaroo-roa[?] near Moonta, was drowned in an [?] tank containing 14[?]. of water on Saturday evening…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →[?] to a Newcastle deputation which waited upon him relative to the working of the Miners' Accident Relief Act, the [?] for Mines (Mr. Fegan) said that in order to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mary Deane, who was recently granted an old-age pension at [?] Yarra, and had [?] been [?]king terribly, was burnt to death in bed yesterday afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The inquest into the[?]Sydenham railway accident was continued yesterday afternoon. Professor Warren, O.E., one of the experts selected to report, was examined. He stated…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →William Gray, 23, employed at Mort's Dock, was assisting to place a tail shaft in the steamer Barrier on Saturday afternoon, and as the shaft was being fitted a book…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A VERY serious accident happened this morning to a man named James Day[?] employed at the Zinc Works, West Brok[?] Hill. He was pushing two trucks, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Alfred Ernest Kendall, a public school teacher at Stockingbingbae, Cootamundra, committed suicide on Saturday night by shooting himself. Deceased had attended the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The young man, James Day, who was so badly injured by being run over by a truck at the Zinc Works yesterday morning, died in the Hospital about 8 o'clock last night…
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