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Broken Hill & the Far West · Accidents

Accidents, 1908

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Pea Rifle Fatality. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 12 February 1908 · page 2

Edward Roberts (3½, living at Moralben, was yesterday accidentally shot dead with a pea rifle by his brother Frederick (10). The children were playing in a room and…

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A Railway Accident. Guard and Enginedriver Injured. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 12 February 1908 · page 4

From what meagre particulars are available with regard to the accident at Ringwood station it appears that the train for Melbourne was hoing shunted ready for…

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Ringwood Railway Accident. Molbourne

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 12 February 1908 · page 2

The engine which dropped over the embankment at Ringwood was in charge of Driver Sheehan and Fireman M'Keown, who had charge of the trian concerned in…

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Rider Terribly Injured. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 13 February 1908 · page 2

Charles Irving was riding a racehorse on the Werribee racecourse yesterday, when a cow jumped in front of the horse, which rolled on the rider, who…

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Mine Accident

Barrier Miner · Thursday 13 February 1908 · page 2

The ambulance was summoned to the Proprietary mine this morning. A miner named R. Nelson, a single man, sged 25, was at work at the 1200ft…

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Gemville Burning Accident. Girl's Clothes Catch Alight. White Cliffs

Barrier Miner · Friday 14 February 1908 · page 4

A 9-year-old girl named Evelyn Harding, living with her parents at Gemville, received terrible burns yesterday through her clothes catching…

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Victoria. Young Man Drowned. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 15 February 1908 · page 5

Andrew Roberts (20) was seized with cramn whilst bathing in Lnke Hindmarsh yesterday, and was drowned in the presence of his parents and other…

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A Mining Fatality. At Mount Lyell. Hobart

Barrier Miner · Saturday 15 February 1908 · page 8

Whilst working at the Mount Lyell mine yesterday, two men fell a distance of 100ft. One of them named Atkinson was killed, and the other…

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Victoria. a Buggy Fatality. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 17 February 1908 · page 2

Mr. J. D. Morrissey, shire engineer at Nagambie, was driving from Murchison yesterday when the buggy capsized over a log. Mr. Morrissey, who…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Miner · Monday 17 February 1908 · page 2

On Saturday evening the ambulance received two calls, the first about 6.45 o'clock to the South mine, where J. Berry, a trucker working on the 800ft…

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Drowned on His Birthday. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 18 February 1908 · page 4

Charles Cameron on his 16th birthday drove to the Waranga Dam and swam in after a man's hat. He took cramp when he had nearly reached the…

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Girl Accidentally Shot. [?]

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 18 February 1908 · page 2

Lilian Mand Pearse (13), the second daughter of Mr. J. E. Pearse, of Woodfort Farm, Woodside, was accidentally shot on Saturday, and died four [?]…

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Fatal Accident. at the Proprietary Mine

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 18 February 1908 · page 2

A fatal accident occurred, last night at about 6.35 at the Proprietary mine. A miner named John Maloney and a party of three others had for an hour…

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Mine Accident

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 18 February 1908 · page 4

An accident occurred on the 800ft. level of Block 12 (Proprietary mine) at 11.50 to-day. A miner named J. Casey, a single man, was working in…

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Block 12 Accident. Injured Man Dies in the Hospital

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 19 February 1908 · page 4

The miner, J. Casey, who was injured this morning by a fall of earth at Block 12, Proprietary m[?]ne, died later on in the Hospital. Deceased was a single…

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A Stoker Injured. Melbourne, Tu[?]sday

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 19 February 1908 · page 4

The steamer Ulimava was proceeding to sea to-day wh[?]n a stoker named James Duncan fell headlong into the stokehold and was badly injured. The…

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A Mining Accident. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 19 February 1908 · page 2

Henry Brough, a prospector, was working in a shaft 20ft. in depth at Ballarat yesterday, when the ground broke away. Edward Mintell, Brough[?]…

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Mine Accident

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 19 February 1908 · page 2

An accident occurred just before [?] o'clock this morning on the 900ft. level of Block 11. Proprietary mine. A miner, named T. Hayes, aged 40,…

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Mine Accident

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 19 February 1908 · page 4

An accident occurred on the 800ft. level of Block 12 (Proprietary mine) at 11.50 to-day. A miner named J. Casey, a single man, was working in…

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A Bicycle Fatality. Assistant at Observatory Killed. A Young Man Injured. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 20 February 1908 · page 2

Mr. S. W. Chettle, who is over 50 years of ago, was killed while riding a free-wheel bicycle over Victoria Bridge last night. He collided with a…

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