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Broken Hill & the Far West · Accidents

Accidents, 1906

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Ketches in Collision. Owners in Court. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 1 May 1906 · page 1

At the Port Adelaide Court to-day Charles Griffiths, owner of the ketch Seabird, is suing S. J. Bishop, owner of the ketch Esther, for £34 19s.,…

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A Painful Accident. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 1 May 1906 · page 2

Frederick Oldfield, a contractor yesterday lost his thumb and three fingers by the explosion of a dynamite cap…

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Railway Fatality. London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 2 May 1906 · page 4

A train of loaded trucks dashed into a party of miners waiting to descend the Dowlais colliery at Abcrcynon, in Wales, kitting five of the…

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Motor Car Fatality. Chauffeur Found Dead Under his Car. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 2 May 1906 · page 1

At 2 o'clock tilts morning Frank Canoloy. chauffeur, in the employ of Dr. C. Nowland of Morphett Vale, was found dead underneath a caps[?]zed…

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Shocking Accident. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 2 May 1906 · page 1

A shocking accident occurred at Camperdown, near Warrnambool, today. A boy named Anderson, aged 14, was caught on a hook below the…

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Accidental Death. Perth

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 2 May 1906 · page 4

At an inquest at Kalgoorlie [?]n George Read who died as the result of an accidont at the Little Wonder mine, Bulong, on April 9, the jury…

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Mink Accidents

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 2 May 1906 · page 3

Messrs. J. Carthew and B. Sawyer, inspectors of mines for the Barrier district, in their annual report to the Mines Department For 1895,…

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Accident at the South

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 2 May 1906 · page 2

A miner named Albert Varcoe, employed on the South, mine, was working early this morning on the 800ft. le[?], when a stone fell from the back and…

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Tasmania. Found Drowned. Hobart

Barrier Miner · Thursday 3 May 1906 · page 4

The body of the woman found in the River Derwent, near to Hobart, on Friday has been identified as that of Elizabeth Rowan, a native of New South…

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Railway Fatality. Stationmaster Cut to Pieces by a Train. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 3 May 1906 · page 1

John Jones (32), relieving stationmaster at Guildford, was cut to pieces to-day by a train…

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French Railway Accident. London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 3 May 1906 · page 4

The Paris to Havre express was wrecked near Paris last night. The driver and guard of the train were both killed, and several persons…

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A Clergyman Drowned. Hobart

Barrier Miner · Friday 4 May 1906 · page 2

The Rev. H. Jones, M.A., formerly of St. Androw's Presbyterian Church, Launceston, but more recently of Melbourne, was found drowned at…

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The Motor Fatality. Connole's Death. Heartlessness of His Companions. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Friday 4 May 1906 · page 2

An inqrest was held yesterday, at Willunga on the body of Frank Connole, who was killed in the motor-car accident near Willungo, a few days…

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Mine Explosion. Dreadful Accident at Ballarat. A Manager Blown to Pieces. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Friday 4 May 1906 · page 4

A dreadful accident occurred at Green's Freehold mine, Gordons, near Ballarat, to-day. Thomas Weatherall, the manager, was at the bottom of the…

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A Sad Fatality. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 5 May 1906 · page 7

James Nicholson (14) was driving [?] horse, which bolted, at Talbet. The wheel of the vehicle ran over the boy's neck, and he was killed…

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Accidents on the Mixes. To the Editor

Barrier Miner · Saturday 5 May 1906 · page 8

Sir,—There appeared in your issue on May 2 an extract from the annual report of the inspectors of mines, which to any practical miner seems extremely…

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Hindoos Injured. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 7 May 1906 · page 2

Three Hindoos were seriously injured during a quarrel in Exhibition-street last night…

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Fatality on a Wharf. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 7 May 1906 · page 2

James Albans Tierney (49), a shipwright, was killed instantly on a wharf on Saturday. A coil of wire rope fell from aloft of the ship Inger on Tierney's…

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Collision in Sydney Harbor. a Terrific Crash. The Buninyong Benched. Rushing and Frantic Men. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 7 May 1906 · page 4

A collision between the steamer Buninyong and the barque Criffee occurred yesterday afternoon near Garden Island, in Sydney Harbor. The steamer…

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ACCIDENTS. To the Editor

Barrier Miner · Monday 7 May 1906 · page 3

Sir,—1 see in Wednesday's " Miner" extracts from Messrs. J. Carthew and B. Sawyer's annual report, referring to mine accidents. Well, let me tell Mr…

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