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Broken Hill & the Far West · Accidents
622 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 8 of 32
ABOUT 2 o'clock this morning a very serious accident happened to George Lower, a shaftman employed in the sinking of Delprat shaft, Proprietary mine. He was at work at the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE coroner (Mr. T. Hall, J.P.) held an inquest this afternoon into the death of James Day, "who was futally injured at the Zinc Works, West Broken Hill, yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE coroner (Mr. T. Hall, J P.) this morning held an inqnest into the death of George Vivian Lower, who died in the Hospital yesterday from injuries received in Delpra[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →JOHN ELIX, an employee of Messrs. Fairweather and Waldle, who, wh[?] working at the North mine building a new engine-room had a serious fall on the 7th [?], died in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A horrible occurrence is reported from Nathalia. Mrs BaNman [?] her infant crying outside the house, and rushed out to see a number of pl[?] literally eating it. With…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A boy named M'Maaters, [?] [?] old, sucked at the spout of a boiling [?] yesterday afternoon and died almost imoirdiately. He was horribly scalded in the mouth and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE coroner (Mr. T. [?] J[?]) held an inquest this afternoon into the death of John [?] who was [?] [?] a the North mine on March 7 Mr M[?] [?]sented…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE coroner (Mr. T. Hall, J P.) this morning held an inquest into the desth of George Vivian Lower, who d[?]ed in the Hospital yesterday from injuries received in Delprat[?]s…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The German-Australian steamer Che[?]z, which left Sydney on January 14 for Europe, came into coll[?]n this morning with the steamer [?] at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Edward Bannor, 70, a well-known resident ot St. Kilda, was drowned while out yachting yesterday afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The German steamer Chemnitz, from Sydney, collided with the steamer Tay at Flashing. The latter was [?]nk, and thirteen persons drowned…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →William Newbery, 30. lost a band through its being crushed in a printing machine at Ballarat yesterday alteration…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →An accident at the Associated mine yesterday resulted in the death of one miner, and serious injuries, which are likely to prove fatal, to another. The men were working…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →As the Manly steamer, at 9.30 o'clock last night, was coming up the harbor a cry of "man overboard" was raised. A boat was [?] and the man in the water was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A collision occurred in Sydney harbor to-day between the boats Thulma and [?]on. The former was seriously damaged, and as it was filling rapidly it bad to be…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A man named Pelley, residing at Little River, near Dubbo, was cleaning out a gun, unaware that it was loaded, when it exploded, and the charge entered Michael…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A boy of 10 years, named Hubert Marcom, was drowned in the Torrens Lake yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fred Page, a miner, while working in the 300ft. level in Block 13, Proprietary, this morning tr[?] to stop a truck from tipping over, It fell [?] his leg, tearing a piece…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A shocking double fatality occurred at the Prince Edward mine, Daylesford, yesterday afternoon. A shot which had been fired at the 300ft. level tore away an unexpected…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →An Indian hawker who keeps a store at Tomorroma, near Gundagai, was hawking along the Adjunbilly Creek when he came across the headless body of a middle-aged…
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