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Broken Hill & the Far West · Accidents

Accidents, 1907

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The Massey Railway Accident. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 30 January 1907 · page 2

The porter who was adjudged to be responsible for the Massey railway accident has been reduced in his pay by 6d. a day for 12 months…

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Miner Terribly Injured

Barrier Miner · Friday 1 February 1907 · page 8

John West, a miner working at the 1035ft. level of the United Hustlers mine, Bendiga, to-day was fearfully injured by a fall of stone. A piece…

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Fatality at the South Single Man Killed. a Fall of Stone

Barrier Miner · Friday 1 February 1907 · page 8

An accident, resulting in the instantaneous death of an are filler named Stephen Gallagher, occurred at the South mine this afternoon…

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A Burning Accident. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Friday 1 February 1907 · page 8

A painful burning accident occurred to Olive Hammer, of Mount Gambier, to-day. She was preparing a linoleum polish of beeswax and turpentine over…

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The South Fatality. the Inquest

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 February 1907 · page 8

The coroner (Mr. T. Hall, J.P.) held an inquest with a jury of six at the Courthouse to-day into the death of Stephen Gallagher, who was killed by…

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A Mining Fatality. Question of Timbering. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 February 1907 · page 8

At the inquest to-day on Thomas Baker, who was killed at the Coal Creek Proprietary mine by a falling stone, John Blair, a minor, working…

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A Farmer Drowned. Fatal Duck-shooting Excursion. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 February 1907 · page 4

While swimming out for a duck shot on a lake near Boort, a man named Graham, a well-known farmer at Arnold's Bridge, sank in 8ft. of water and…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 February 1907 · page 5

The ambulance was called out to mine accidents twice last night. The first call was to the Central mine, where a miner named Arthur Morgan,…

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A Peculiar Fatality. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 February 1907 · page 2

A boundary rider named Tallance, a native of New South Wales, met his death in a peculiar manner at Charleville (Queensland)…

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A Boy Drowned. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 February 1907 · page 2

Herbert Quinn, aged 15, got beyond his depth whilst bathing yesterday afternoon in the Georges River Liver-pool, and was drowned…

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A Coaching Fatality. Wellington

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 February 1907 · page 2

A coach was proceeding to O[?]ra Gorge yesterday when in going down a st[?]p hill the king bolt broke and capsized. All the passengers were thrown…

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A Peculiar Accident. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 February 1907 · page 2

A boy named William Cox was caught under the chin by a falling tree at Stawell yesterday. He was shot up into the air 30ft, and sustained serious…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 February 1907 · page 3

A minor named Walter Robert Busby, working on the 900ft. level of Block, 11 last night, had his arm badly [?]acerated and his back bruised through…

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Injured Man's Ordeal. Sydney, Friday

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 February 1907 · page 4

George Wooderoft, the contractor for the mails between Walgett and Carinda, Was thrown from his horse on Wednesday and lay all night in the…

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Fatal Vehicular Accident. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 February 1907 · page 4

While driving a sulky at Cootamundra yesterday John Williams became alarmed at the horse's anties, and in jumping out of the vehicle sustained…

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Drowned in a Creek. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 February 1907 · page 4

Alfred Dacey, aged 37, while attempting to cross the Hooded Boree Creek at Cudal in a sulky yesterday, was drowned, his body being carried…

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Late Cable News. [Reuter's Messages.] Accident to King Leopold. London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 February 1907 · page 8

While driving in Brussels yesterday King Leopold of Belgium met with an accident. His carriage coifided with a tram, and he was thrown off the seat…

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Another Plague Fatality. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 February 1907 · page 1

Another fatal case of plague occurred in the city today, the victim being Alice O'Connor, aged 9 years…

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New South Wales. Supposed Bathing Fatality. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 February 1907 · page 2

Reginald Bourne, aged 17, of Paddington, went to Bondi to bathe yesterday, and as he did not return and his clothes were found in a dressing…

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Accident at the Outer Harbor. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 February 1907 · page 2

A laborer named Wilfred Carman had his foot badly crushed at the Outer Harbor works on Saturday. At the Adelaide Hospital several of his toes…

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