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Broken Hill & the Far West · Accidents

Accidents, 1903

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Boating Party Capsized. Three Persons Drowned. AUCKLAND

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 31 March 1903 · page 1

A boating party of five persons was [?]spsized a[?] the Wangarei Heads yesterday. Three of the five were drowned. Mr. J. Baxton, a…

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Drowning Fatalities [By Telegraph.] Three Girls Lose Their Lives. SYDNEY, Monday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 31 March 1903 · page 1

A terrible ca[?]trophe is reported from the Wogga distriob. The Misses Chapp[?]on(two [?]i[?]ers of Mr Chapper[?]on, manager of Broako[?]g…

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Accidents and Fatalities. [By Telegraph.] An Explosion of Gas. BRISBANE

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 31 March 1903 · page 2

Whils[?] seeking to locate a leakage of gas in the bar parlor of the Woolloongabba Hotel, near Brisbane, yesterday, James L[?]pralk, 27, the son of the…

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Accidents and Fatalities. [By Telegraph.] Explosion of a Gas Generator. A Youth Killed. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 1 April 1903 · page 2

A gas explosion occurred at the railway station, Penrith, yesterday evening, by which Hercales Mayo, 19, a son of Mr. Mayo, watchmaker, of…

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Accidents and Fatalities. [By Telegraph.] a Woman's Suicide. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Saturday 4 April 1903 · page 4

The inquest on the b[?]dy of Mrs Stephens, of Sorry Hills, was concluded yesterday afternoon, A verd on of suicide was returned…

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Accidents and Fatalities. [By Telegraph.] a Sensational Accident. An Enginedriver's Peril. MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Monday 6 April 1903 · page 2

A sensational accident occurred at the [?]lisle battery, Bandigo, on Saturday evening. William Kelynack, the enginedriver, was oiling the…

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Four Men Drowned. WELLINGTON

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 7 April 1903 · page 2

Pater Lamar, Archibald Haigh, and Harry and Alfred Manifold were out boating on Sunday at Plummerton, when the boat cap[?] and all four…

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Fatal Accident to a Boy. MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 7 April 1903 · page 2

A boy named Snackleford was yesterday evening killed at Korumburra by a tree falling on him. He was terribly crashed…

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Accidents and Fatalities. [By Telegraph.] a Terrible Experience. SYDNEY, Monday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 7 April 1903 · page 2

Partion[?] concerning the drowning, of Messrs. Rundell and Hemingway at Newcastle show that they, with Messrs. Anderson and Wald, all well-known…

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Accidents and Fatalities. [By Telegraph.] Fall Out of a Window. An Old Man's Death. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 8 April 1903 · page 2

Charles Firth, 94 years of age, residing at the Australian Club, Bentstreet, fell out of his bedroom window last night on to the pavement, Both…

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The following appeared in Thursday's Third Edition. Accidents and Fatalities. [By Telegraph.] West Australian Mine Mishaps. PERTH, Wednesday Evening

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 April 1903 · page 4

Eiward Parcell was working on the Champion mine cyanide works yesterday, when his foot was caught in a coil of rope and was literally torn…

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Accidents and Fatalities. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Tuseday

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 14 April 1903 · page 2

James Fergusson, 38 years of age, headmaster of the Barwood Superior Public School, died suddenly yesterday. When his wife went to call him to…

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Accidents and Fatalities. [By Telegraph.] a Gun-Mishap. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 15 April 1903 · page 2

John M'Carthy (14) and Henry Brown (20), residents of Concord, were cut shooting birds, when a terrible fatality occurred. Brown was about…

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Another Pea Rifle Fatality. MBLBOURNE, Thursday

Barrier Miner · Thursday 16 April 1903 · page 2

Another pea rifle fatality has to be recorded, A youth, 18, named Terry, who was out shooting at Kerang yesterday afternoon, sat down with…

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Accidents and Fatalities. [By Telegraph.] a Terrible Experience, Explosion of Powder, SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Thursday 16 April 1903 · page 2

Thomas Allen, a ganger on a Government tank in course of excavation at Milbrulong, who was working by himself, was yesterday evening the…

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Three Persons Drowned

Barrier Miner · Friday 17 April 1903 · page 2

The Commissioner of Police received a telegram on Wednesday evening, says the Register, from Sergeant Clode, stationed at Port Lincoln, stating that…

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Accidents and Fatalities. [By Telegraph.] Suicide of an Accountant. MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Friday 17 April 1903 · page 2

James M'Vi[?]ty, an accountant, formerly a prominent business man in Melbourne, committed suicide with a revolver yesterday afternoon at Toorak…

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Accidents and Fatalities. [By Telegraph.] Accident to M. A. Noble. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Saturday 18 April 1903 · page 2

M, A. Noble, the Cricketer, met with an accident at Mudgee yesterday whilst out driving in s buggy. However, although the buggy was smashed,…

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Fatality at the South Mine

Barrier Miner · Monday 20 April 1903 · page 2

An accident occurred in the South mine on Saturday night whereby two men were injured, one fatally. J. E. Montgomery, a trucker, and G…

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Accident to Sir George Turner. a Broken Rib. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 20 April 1903 · page 2

Sir George Turner, the Federal Treassurer, who some time ago was laid up with a broken leg, met with another serious accident yesterday…

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