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Broken Hill & the Far West · Accidents

Accidents, 1905

631 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 4 of 32

Accidents to Miners

Barrier Miner · Monday 30 January 1905 · page 2

A minor, William Trombath of East Moonta, not with an accident while at work at Taylor shaft on Wednesday, The mishap was due to a rock felling away and striking…

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Accidents and Fatalities. [By Telegraph.] Death of a Salvationist. SYDNEY, Monday

Barrier Miner · Monday 30 January 1905 · page 2

Lioutenant Jones, an officer in the Salvation Army, Was cycling at Gundagai when he collided with another cyclist. He instained injurios from which he subsequently…

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Accidents and Fatalities. [By Telegraph.] a Sudden Death. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 31 January 1905 · page 2

Joseph Henty, a teamster, was rounding up his team of bullocks when he suddenly expired. The cause of death was angina pectoris…

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A Drowning Fatality

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 1 February 1905 · page 2

Our Monlndto correspondent, writes:A sad drowning fitality happened here on Saturday overling. Mrs. G. Hall and her oldldran, in company with a friend were…

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Collision with a Tram. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 1 February 1905 · page 2

Edward Chadwick, of Annandale, was driving a sulky on Monday, when tho trap came into collision will the footboard of a tram, and Chadwick was thrown, fractured…

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Killed by a Falling Tree. An Extraordinary Fatality. MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 1 February 1905 · page 2

Herman Schnedo was yesterday, at Tangil South Gippsland, killed by a tree.He was endeavoring to secure grubs for bait in fishing, and was looking for those at the…

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Accidents and Fatalities. [By Telegraph.] Extraordinary Suicide. MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 1 February 1905 · page 4

Guy Gough, a Droman, employed on the railways, arrived at his home at West Melbourne at 8 o'clock last night to find his father, attired, carelessly in women's…

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Accidents and Fatalities. [By Telegraph.] Fell Out of Bed. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 1 February 1905 · page 2

Thomas Timothy fell out of bed and was killed at the People's Palnco, Pitt-street, on Monday night. An Inquest was hold yetitorday, and a vordiot of accidental death was…

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Accidents and Fatalities. [By Telegraph.] Drowned Crossing a River. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Thursday 2 February 1905 · page 2

Amos Wall, a well-known businessman of Port Macquarie, has been drowned while crossing the Hastings River…

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Collision with a Tram. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Thursday 2 February 1905 · page 2

A vordict of accidental death was returned in the case of Edward Chadwiok, of Annandale, who was driving a sulky on Monday, when the trap came into collision with the…

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Mother and Daughter Injured. BRISBANE

Barrier Miner · Thursday 2 February 1905 · page 2

Mrs. Schrivener and her daughter were driving homo from a dance at Charieville when the horso took fright and bolted. The trap was smashed and the occupants were…

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A Cutter Wrecked. Eight Men Drowned, [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Thursday

Barrier Miner · Thursday 2 February 1905 · page 2

News has been received of the foundering of the cutter Adimca. Eight men of the crew were drowned, but 20 of the natives on…

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A Boy Drowned. A[?]

Barrier Miner · Friday 3 February 1905 · page 2

Poroy Martin, aged 14 son of the head master of the North Adelaido Blind School, was drowned in what is known as the " Deatholo"'in the Torrons-LaRo yesterday…

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Accidents and Fatalities. [Br TELEGRAPH.] Died at the Dentist's SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Friday 3 February 1905 · page 2

Annie Anderson (28), a married'woman, was visiting a dentist in Oxford street yesterday, and expired under an anaesthetic…

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Accidents and Fatalities. [By Telegraph.] Fall from a Scaffold. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Saturday 4 February 1905 · page 4

George Moore (29), a bricklayer's laborer, of Leichhardt, was yesterday walking along a scaffolding carrying a hod when…

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A Pionlo Fatality. MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Monday 6 February 1905 · page 2

Edith Evans, 23 years of ago, a resident of C[?] was pick[?]ing at Cobban Falls, close to Castlemane, on Saturday, when she was drownod…

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Accidents and Fatalities. [By TELEGRAPH.] Death at a Dentist's. The Danger of An[?]sthetios. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Monday 6 February 1905 · page 2

An inquest was held on Saturday on the body of A[?] Anderson (28), who died in Nolan's dental rooms, Oxford-street, on Thursday…

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Drowned in a Squall. AUCKLAND

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 7 February 1905 · page 2

A man named John Scully,his daughter, and Mr. Marshall, have been drowned in squall olt the Sunday Bay Islands…

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Accidents and Fata [By Telegraph.] Burned to Death. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 7 February 1905 · page 2

Christopher Burns (82), an old soldier, who served in the 86th Foot, has been burned to death in a tent at South Armidale…

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Accidents and Fatalities. [By Telegraph.] Fell Dead at Work. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 8 February 1905 · page 2

Riobard Wilkins (61). a carponwr, wmio working at a fencing job at hu residence yesterday, reeled and toll dead. Heart ducaso waa tho oaiue…

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