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Broken Hill & the Far West · Accidents

Accidents, 1905

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Accidents and Fatalities [By Telegraph.] Crushed by a Waggon. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 11 January 1905 · page 2

Thomas Whelan, a carrier on Tantawanglo Mountains, was crushed by a waggon yesterday and was killed. His legs were smashed to a pulp…

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Accidents and Fatalities [By Telegraph.] a Young Woman Burned. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Thursday 12 January 1905 · page 2

Florrie Fromholz (20), of Corowa, was burned to death yesterday. Her clothes ignited, and she was terribly Injured…

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Sad Drowning Fatality ADLANDE

Barrier Miner · Friday 13 January 1905 · page 4

Yesterday evening Ernest World Daw, 18 years of age, residing with his parents at Hewitt-avenue, lioso Purk, was drowned in Torrens Lake. He was bathing with a…

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Wreck of a Dredger. Twenty-one Men Drowned. Terrible Sufferings of Survivors. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Friday 13 January 1905 · page 4

The steam dredger Texas, bound from Dantzic, West Prussia, to Galveston,, United States, recently foundered in the Bay of…

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Accidents and Fatalities. [Br TlLKGBAPIl.] Taken by the Undertow. STUNRT. Tliursdny

Barrier Miner · Friday 13 January 1905 · page 8

Thomas Mulqueciiy (13) while bathing nt Manly yostordiiy was caught in the under tow, earriej out to sen, and drowned…

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Accidents and Fatalities. [Br TELEGRAPH.]. Playing with Crutridges. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Friday 13 January 1905 · page 4

Horse Gang (14) was playing with some cartridges yesterday afternoon when they exploded in his face and badly injuredd it. A Miracuious Escape…

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A Railway Fatality. MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Saturday 14 January 1905 · page 4

William Bradbury, a locomotive enginedriver, yesterday met his death at St. Arnaud, He was inspecting his engine, when he…

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Accidents and Fat Lities [By TELEGRAPH.] Horribly Burnt. MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Saturday 14 January 1905 · page 4

Arthur Smith, a resident of Shepparton, was yesterday horribly burnt about the mouth, nose, and eyes, through a bottle of…

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Accidents and Fatalities. [By Telegraph.] Perils of Pedestria[?]ism. SYDNEY, Monday

Barrier Miner · Monday 16 January 1905 · page 2

Frank Law (18) was walking along Ultimostreet on Saturday night when he was shot in the thigh. Four shots were fired, and one took effect.[?] [?] have been…

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Drowning Cases. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 17 January 1905 · page 1

A sad drowning case occurred at the Somaphore on Saturday evening, about 5 O'clock. Gwendolino Rea[?]e,aged 10 years, the daughter of Colonel Reade, acting…

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Accidents and Fatalities. [By Telegraph.] Found Dead. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 17 January 1905 · page 2

Robert Wilson (60) has been discovered dead at Forest-road, near Orange, Death was due to natural causes. In the pockets of deceased's clothes was a bank deposit…

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A Shocking Railway Accident. a Shunter Run Over

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 18 January 1905 · page 2

A shocking accident occurred at the Silverton Tramway goods station late yesterday evening. Charles Curtis, the foreman…

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Drowning Cases. MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Thursday 19 January 1905 · page 2

Mary Ann Watson, a young woman, while gathering ferns at Hoalosvillo yesterday, fell into the Yarra and was drowned. Jesse Gascoyne, a sloopor-cuttor, while…

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The Results of a Mine Accident. Charges of Negligence and Disobedience. [By TELEGRAPH.] [?]

Barrier Miner · Thursday 19 January 1905 · page 4

On 'December 8 last five men were sinking in the Boulder Deep Levels main shlt when the ropo of a filled buchet which was in transit broke between the pippet bonds and…

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Accident at the Proprietary

Barrier Miner · Thursday 19 January 1905 · page 2

A slight mishap ooourrod to a minor named J. E. Anderson ot the Proprietary mine this morning. He was at work at the 500ft. level, Blook ll, when a piooo of 10 x 10 timber fell…

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Accidents and Fatalities. [By Telegraph.] a Doctor's Death. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Thursday 19 January 1905 · page 2

Dr. Ralph Hodgson, a well-known city medico, while toking a pleasure trip on Sydnoy Harbor yostorday in a motor-boot, diod suddenly of heart disease…

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The Tramway Fatality. The Inquiry

Barrier Miner · Friday 20 January 1905 · page 4

An inquest, under the provisions of the new Coronors' Juries Act, wldoh abolishes juries except in special cases, was held by the coroner (Mr. T. Hall, J.P.), at the…

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A Railway C0llisi0n. Seven Killed: Forty Injured. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Friday 20 January 1905 · page 2

A serious railway accident occurred in Yorkshire yesterday. The Scotch express collided with another train at Cudworth…

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Accidents and Fatalities. [By TELEGRAPH] Suloide by Hanging. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Friday 20 January 1905 · page 2

Jack Dunn, laborer, well known in Tumborumba and Tuinut, committed suicide yesterday by hanging…

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A Boy Drowned, The Inquiry

Barrier Miner · Saturday 21 January 1905 · page 8

The coroner (Mr. T. Hall J. P.) conduitcd nu iui|tliry into tim death of Alfred Walter ititehell who was drowned a water channel in the Propridary [?] paddock…

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