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Broken Hill & the Far West · Accidents

Accidents, 1907

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Fatal Vehicular Accident. Young Man Killed. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 23 January 1907 · page 1

Albert Mandred, aged 24, of Kensington, fell off a lorry belonging to a Kensington butcher for whom he worked to-day. The vehicle passed…

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Railway Fatality. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 24 January 1907 · page 1

Albetr Musgrove, a single man, aged 27, living at [?] killed to-day at the Jolimont railway yards. The deceased, who was a carriage builder,…

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A Miner Injured. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 24 January 1907 · page 1

Duncan Christie, while working on a soft lode at the tin mine at Sunnyside, was completely covered by a fall of earth. He was badly hurt inwardly…

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A Jockey Injured. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 24 January 1907 · page 2

J. Barbour, the well-known crosscountry rider, was badly injured while [?]iding Boolara in the Hurdle Race at Kilmore yesterday…

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A Miner Killed. Fatality at the Proprietary

Barrier Miner · Thursday 24 January 1907 · page 2

An accident happened at the Proprietary mine last night which subsequently had fatal results. William M'Keeman, a miner, was…

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The Proprietary Fatality

Barrier Miner · Friday 25 January 1907 · page 4

An inquest on the death of the miner William M'Keeman, who was killed in the Proporietary mine yesterday, was held this morning, when a verdict of…

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A Boy Drowned. Got Out of His Depth. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Friday 25 January 1907 · page 8

A boy named Greene, whose p[?]ents reside at Newport, a few miles from Melbourne, on the Williamstown line of railway, and who ordinarily lives with…

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Child Falls From a Train. Terribly Injured. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Friday 25 January 1907 · page 8

The [?]-year-old daughter of Mr. Francis Jorgenson[?] engineer at the Technical College, Charters Towers, fell from a first-class carriage in the train from…

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A Railway Accident. Departmental Complications. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Friday 25 January 1907 · page 8

An inquiry was held this morning into the cause of the railway accident at Wasleys. The board which carried out the investigation came to the…

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A Burning Fatality. Perth

Barrier Miner · Saturday 26 January 1907 · page 8

A sad burning fatality occurred at Goswell's yesterday. Alice Jean Sayers, aged 7, had her clothing set on fire, and when asistance arrived she was in…

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Fatal Rifle Accident. Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Saturday 26 January 1907 · page 8

William Tallance, a boundary rider at Morven, while out, yesterday with a rifle over his shoulder, was thrown from his horse. The weapon was…

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Bathing Fatality. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 28 January 1907 · page 4

James Lynch, a resident of Tatma, was yesterday drowned while bathing in a dam containing 6ft. of water…

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Drowned Whilst Bathing. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Monday 28 January 1907 · page 4

August Denny, aged 11, was drowned in the Torrens on Saturday while bathing…

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Trap Accident

Barrier Miner · Monday 28 January 1907 · page 2

The inspector of nuisances (Mr. J. G. Wiseman) and two of his friends had a lucky escape on Saturday afternoon. Mr. Wiseman was driving a young…

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The Norwood Mystery. Verdict of Accidental Death. Adclaide

Barrier Miner · Monday 28 January 1907 · page 4

At the inquest on Saturday on the bodies of William Albert Gadkear (37) and his wife, Amelia Gadkear (21), which were found in a well in Cox's…

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Two Men Drowned. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 29 January 1907 · page 1

Three men were fishing in Edwards River, near Deniliquin, yesterday, when the boat upset in deep water. Two of them, named Hall and Smith, sank…

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The Payneham Fatality. Opening of the Inquest. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 30 January 1907 · page 2

An inquest was held yesterday into the death of the man Harvey, who recently died at Payneham. Dr. Borthwick, who refused to give…

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A Foundry Accident. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 30 January 1907 · page 2

Sydney Morris, a youth employed at Hodgkinson's foundry at Newtown, was caught in some belting yesterday and sustained serious injuries…

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Accident to Inspector Garvin. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 30 January 1907 · page 2

Inspector-General Garvin, of the Police Department, while stepping off a tram yesterday, fell and broke his thigh…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 30 January 1907 · page 2

Two accidents happened on the mines Inst night. William Hood, a middle-aged man, employed on the Proprietary mine, was…

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