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Broken Hill & the Far West · Accidents

Accidents, 1908

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Stanwell Park Railway Accident. Inquest on Mrs. Morris. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 28 January 1908 · page 2

At the inquest held on the body [?] of Mrs. Morris, the victim of the S[?]anwell Park railway accident, it [?]was stand that the [?]u[?] had been exa[?]med…

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Accident on a Lighter. Fell Down tho Hold. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 28 January 1908 · page 2

On Sunday a lighter was engaged discharging cargo from R.M.S. B[?]itannia at the Semaphore anchorage. The Britannia was being prepared for…

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South Australia. a Fatal Accident. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 28 January 1908 · page 4

Leslie Sm[?]et (21), employed at Bagshaw Brothers' works, received injuries on Saturday through being struck with a piece of wood thrown from a…

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Bowral Motor Car Accident. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 28 January 1908 · page 4

Sergeant Nowlan, the victim of a motor car accident at Bowral last week[?] has slightly improved…

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A Riding Fatality. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 29 January 1908 · page 4

Thomas Aldous, junior whilst [?]ling after bul[?]ocks at Yen, met with an accident y[?]sterday. His horse fell and rolled on him. He died soon after the…

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Victoria. a Burning Fatality. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 29 January 1908 · page 4

Christina Arnold, a housemaid at the St. Arnaud Hotel, was boiling water when her clothes caught fire. She rushed into the yard, where the…

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Drowned in a Bath. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 29 January 1908 · page 4

Gertrude Crome, a baby girl, was drowned in a bath at her parents' residence, Balmain, yesterday. LITHGOW INDUSTRIES…

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Fatality at Block 12. Miner Killed by Bad Fuse

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 29 January 1908 · page 2

A shooting fatality occurred in the Proprietary (Block 1z) mine this morning, at about 2.3[?], the vi[?]m being George Wearmouth, aged 35, who resided with his wife…

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Asylum Patient Drowned. Body Found in Reservoir. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 29 January 1908 · page 2

William M'Laughlin, a patient at the Sunbury Asylum, was missed from the building yesterday. A search being made, his body was found in the…

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Pea Rifle Accident. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 29 January 1908 · page 2

A lad named Johnson (12), living at Burraga, was taken to the hospital yesterday with a bullet from a pea rifle in his leg. The accident was caused…

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New South Wales. Motor Car Accidents. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 29 January 1908 · page 4

A motor car accident occurred yesterday near Cooma, owing to the car, wh[?]n crossing the river at a ford, disappearing into d[?]p water…

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BLOCK 12 FATALITY. The Inquest

Barrier Miner · Thursday 30 January 1908 · page 2

An inquest concerning the death of George Wearmonth killed in the Proprietary (Block 12) mine yesterday morning, was opened this morning by the coroner…

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Victoria. a Riding Fatality. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 30 January 1908 · page 4

William Hogg, Government forester at Cunninghame, was riding to Bruthen to-day when his horse took fright and bolted, and ran head first into a tree…

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A Gun Accident. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 30 January 1908 · page 4

A lad named George Simmonds (14) met with a gun accident at Balranald yesterday, as a result of which he lost two fingers and a portion of his hand,…

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Block 12 Fatality. the Inquest

Barrier Miner · Friday 31 January 1908 · page 8

The coroner (Mr. T. Hall) this morning conducted an inquest on the death of George Wearmouth, who was killed early yesterday morning in the Proprietary…

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A. Train Accident. Woman Shockingly. Mangled. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Friday 31 January 1908 · page 4

Henrietta Ure (44), a single woman, living at Glen Huntly, left the train hurriedly at Richmond yesterday to complain about the horseplay of a youth…

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Bowral Motor Car Accident. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 31 January 1908 · page 4

Sergeant Nowlan, who was seriously injurred in the recent motor-car accedent at Bowral, has relapsed into unconsciousness…

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Dynamite Explosion. Miners' Terrible Accident. Bot'h Eyes Blown Out. His Mate Seriously Injured

Barrier Miner · Saturday 1 February 1908 · page 2

The following particulars, taken from the " Sydney Daily Telegraph," give fuller details of the terrible accident reported in "The, Miner" by wire last…

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Richmond Train Accident. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 1 February 1908 · page 8

Hennetta uro, who was run over, by a train at Richmond last night, showed heroic fortitude. When the railway carriages were uncoupled and lifted up…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Miner · Monday 3 February 1908 · page 2

At 9. 30 this morning the ambulance was summoned to the Proprietary mine, where accidents befell two young men named J. Duncan (tinsmith's laborer), and J. W,…

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