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Broken Hill & the Far West · Accidents

Accidents, 1906

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Accident at the Central

Barrier Miner · Thursday 15 March 1906 · page 1

A miner named Albert Perry met with a nasty accident this afternoon at the Central mine. He was working at the 400ft. level, when a piece of rock…

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Accidents on the Mines

Barrier Miner · Thursday 15 March 1906 · page 2

An accident happened to a driver named Arthur Dyson at the Proprietary mine last night. He was working at the 500ft. level of Block 13 when he…

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Looping the Loop. Injured Girl Awarded Damages. Severe Judicial Comments. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Friday 16 March 1906 · page 4

A jury has awarded a girl who was injured whilst looping the loop at Sunderland, Durham, £250 against the proprietors of the theatre in which…

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Accident to a Priest. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 16 March 1906 · page 4

The Rev. Father M'Kiernan, of Raymond Terrace, was driving in a sulky at Maitland yesterday, when the horse shied nnd brought the sulky into…

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Sad Fatality. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 17 March 1906 · page 7

Mary 'Smith (26) was found dead at Coburg to-day. It is believed that she fell out of bed and broke her neck…

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Drowned in the Harbor. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 17 March 1906 · page 4

J.- Scarfe, of the British warship Marmora, was on Thursday ' hight drowned in the Harbor by the upsetting of a boat. It was thought that…

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Mine Fatality. Escaping From Foul Air. Fall Down the Shaft. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 17 March 1906 · page 4

A lad'mamed Smith at Tingha, near Inverell, was being hauled up the shaft, some 6oft., to escape foul air. He relaxed his hold when he got to…

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Accidents, Fatali[?]. a Woman's Suicide. Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Saturday 17 March 1906 · page 4

Mrs. Jackson, 73 years of age, of Rockhampton, yesterday committed suicide by taking some poison designed for the destruction of white…

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Belgrave Railway Accident. Alleged Excessive Speed. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 17 March 1906 · page 7

At the Belgrave railway accident inquiry to-day Chief Mechanical Engineer-Woodroffe said that in his opinion the accident was, caused 'by the…

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Found Drowned. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 19 March 1906 · page 4

The body of Elizabeth Odgers, 71 years of age, has. been. found in an Underground tank at Minmi, near Newcastle…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Miner · Monday 19 March 1906 · page 2

Two minor accidents occurred along the line of lode tins morning. The first happened at: the British mino at about 3 a.m.,, when a miner named Charles…

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Found Drowned. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 20 March 1906 · page 4

The body of Elizabeth Odgers, 7[?] years of ago, has been, found in an underground tank at Minmi, near Newcastle…

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Cyclist and a Bull. Man Severely Injured. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 20 March 1906 · page 2

A cyclist named Smith was tossed by a bull at Campbell's Creek yesterday afternoon. He was, with his machine, tossed several yards, and was…

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A Fatal Accident. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 20 March 1906 · page 2

George Millier (8) was playing with, a dog at Hamilton. The dog sprang for a stick and thieir Muller down. The boy died from internal injury shortly…

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Mine Fatality. Killed at the Centrae Mine

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 21 March 1906 · page 2

An accident happened at the Central mine late last night, which resulted in the death of Joseph Butter, a miner. Butler and his mares were…

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Belgrave Railway Accident. Professor Kernot's Opinion. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 21 March 1906 · page 4

At the Belgrave accident inquiry to-day Professor Kernot, one of the assessors, expressed the opinion that an expenditure of £ 100 would greatly…

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A Sad Fatality. Child "Crushed to Death. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 22 March 1906 · page 2

At Braidwood on February 29 Florrie Batson. aged 8, was returning home from school, when she hung back on a waggon loaded with maize. She was…

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Shocking Railway Fatality. Killed at a Crossing. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 22 March 1906 · page 1

The Rev. John Oswald Allen Clarke, Anglican clergyman, of Smythesdale, and Miss Cotton, dressmaker, of Linton," were killed yesterday evening…

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The follovying appeared in yesterday's Third Edition:— Central Mine Fatality. The Inquest

Barrier Miner · Thursday 22 March 1906 · page 4

The coroner (Mr. T. Hall, J. P.) held an inquest without a jury at the Courthouse this afternoon into the death of John Joseph Butler, who was killed…

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Central Mine Fatality. Burial of the Victim

Barrier Miner · Friday 23 March 1906 · page 1

The romains of John Joseph Butler, who was killed on Wednesday evening by an accident on the Central mine, were interred this afternoon in the…

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