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Broken Hill & the Far West · Accidents

Accidents, 1904

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Accidents and Patlities. [By Telegraph.] Suicide in an [?] SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 23 February 1904 · page 3

An inmate of the K[?]more A[?]m committed suicide yesterday by In[?]ing a [?]eel Instrument into his leg…

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[By Telegraph.] Latest Telegraphic News. Tremendous Floods. Gladstone and Caltewle Innundated. An Old Woman Drowned. ADELAIDE

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 24 February 1904 · page 2

Tremendous floods have occurred in the North. Gladstone, on the Petersburg-Port Pirle line, is i[?]dated…

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Accidents and Fatalities. [By Telegraph.] a Singleton Suicide. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 24 February 1904 · page 3

William Vickers, a well-known resident of Singleton, while on a drinking bout, committed suicide by shooting himself with a gun…

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A Boy Drowned. PERTH

Barrier Miner · Thursday 25 February 1904 · page 3

Gaorge Peterson (15) fell into the Swan River while walking across the water pipes at the Causeway and struck a piece of timber. He was…

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Terrible Fatality in a Colliery. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Thursday 25 February 1904 · page 2

Seven miners were killed in a colliery at Rotherham, in Yorkshire, yesterday. They were in a cage in the shaft and the rope broke, and the seven…

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Accident at Pinnacles Mine

Barrier Miner · Thursday 25 February 1904 · page 3

On Monday, George Whinnin, a trucker employed at the Pinnacles mine, whilst at work fell down a wi[?]z[?] and badly injured his back and…

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Accidents and Fatalities [By Telegraph.] a Miner Killed. BRISBANE

Barrier Miner · Thursday 25 February 1904 · page 3

William Ye[?] (37), a miner, was killed yesterday by a fall of earth in the Brilliant mine, Charters Towers…

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

Barrier Miner · Friday 26 February 1904 · page 2

Mr. P. O'Mura, secretary to the Keasington Ra[?] and one of the best known Sydney sportsman, committed suicide yesterday by taking…

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A Child Drowned. PERTH

Barrier Miner · Saturday 27 February 1904 · page 2

While a number of children wore chasing birds from some vines near the water's edge at Bridgetown, two fell into the water. One got out again, but the other, Heabert Leslie…

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Accidents and Fatalities. [By Telegraph.] Engine Derails a Truck. MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Saturday 27 February 1904 · page 2

A locomotive engine coming out [?] the shed at. Geelong yesterday evening dashed into a truck, [?] it off the line. As the truck contained a quarter of a ton of…

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Accident to a E. SUTTON. Se[?]leus I[?]jurios

Barrier Miner · Monday 29 February 1904 · page 1

THE accident which happened to Albert Ernest Sutton, a fitter, at the Proprietary Mine this morning, was of a more serious nature than was at first suppo[?]ed, Sutton's…

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Accident to A. E. Sutton

Barrier Miner · Monday 29 February 1904 · page 3

Albert Ernest Sutton, who met with an accident in the Proprietary mine mill on Saturday morning, and who underwent an operation at the…

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Accidents and Fatalities. [By Telegraph.] Another Tram Victim. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Monday 29 February 1904 · page 3

Eva Carroll (17), employed at Mark F[?]y's establishment, and residing with her parents at Redfern, was run over and killed (being terrib[?]y mutilated)…

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Mine Accident. One Man Killed. Several Injured. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne, Monday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 1 March 1904 · page 1

A terrible accident occurred in the Forest Creek mine, Chewton, to-day. One man was instantly killed and several others were injured. Eight…

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Sad Burning Fatality. a Child Victim. [By Telegraph] Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 1 March 1904 · page 4

P Haseall, living at Hesthoote, was awakened at 2 o'clock this morning by his 5 year-old daughter rushing affrightedly into his room and giving…

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Accidents and Fatalities [By Telegraph.] Fatal Accident at Yelta, ADELAIDE

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 1 March 1904 · page 2

A fetal accident occurred at the Paramatta Company's smelting works, near Moonta, on Saturday morning. Henry Richard Cathery 32 years of…

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A Boy Drowned. ADELAIDE

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 2 March 1904 · page 3

On Monday afternoon at Noarlungs, two sons of E M'Gaffin, aged 6 and 4 years respectively, were playing by the riverside. The eldest one…

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Sad Burning Fatality. [By Telegraph] Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 2 March 1904 · page 4

P. Hassall, living at Heathcote, was awakened at 2 o'clock this morning by his 5 year-old daughter rushing affrightedly into his room and giving…

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Accidents and Fatalities. [By Telegraph.] Suicide in Sydney Domain. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 2 March 1904 · page 3

Angus Amos (56), formerly employed by the Australian Pastoral Company, committed suicide in the Sydney Domain yesterday afternoon…

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Prisoners by Accident. a Yourthful G[?]oler

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 2 March 1904 · page 3

THERE is a young gentleman of tender years residing with his parents at the police station, Argent street, who yesterday effected a sensational capture…

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