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Broken Hill & the Far West · Accidents

Accidents, 1908

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Mine Fatality. Burned in Slimes

Barrier Miner · Thursday 27 February 1908 · page 4

This afternoon at about 3 o'clock an accident occurred at the Proprietary mine, slime dump. A party of four men, including George E. Parnell and…

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Lumper Injured. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 27 February 1908 · page 4

George Burgess, a lumper, this afternoon sustained severe injuries to the back and thigh at Port Adelaide, through a quantity of coal falling on…

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Accident at the Zinc Works

Barrier Miner · Thursday 27 February 1908 · page 2

Yesterday morning Frank Alexander, a laborer working at the Zinc Corporation works, met with a painful accident, a piece of timber falling on his…

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Mine Accident

Barrier Miner · Thursday 27 February 1908 · page 4

This afternoon at about 3 o'clock while G. H. Trevelyan was working in the sailor gang on the Central mine, [?]ome tackling, which was being used as…

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Machinery Fatality. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Friday 28 February 1908 · page 8

Henry Davis (21), employed at Mitchell's Cement Works, Richmond, yesterday afternoon became entangled in the belting. He was several times…

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Victoria. a Gun Fatality, Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Friday 28 February 1908 · page 8

Allan M'Neill, the 16-year-old son of D. M'Neill. J.P., of Warragul, was shooting rabbits with his companion, Frank, Perry, to-day, when the [?]…

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Mine Accident

Barrier Miner · Friday 28 February 1908 · page 5

At the Central mine, at about 12.30 this morning, a miner named E. Haden, working on the 900ft. level, was struck by a falling stone, one of his fingers…

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Mine Accident

Barrier Miner · Friday 28 February 1908 · page 8

This afternoon at about 2 30 a miner named G. Serong met with an incident at the Proprietary mine. He was working with some timber on the…

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Smothered in Slimes. Inquiry Into George Parnell's Death. Verdict: Accidental Death

Barrier Miner · Friday 28 February 1908 · page 5

The coroner (Mr. T. Hall) yesterday at the Courthouse held an inquiry into the death of George Edward Parnell, who met his death yesterday…

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Accident at a Sawmill. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 29 February 1908 · page 4

Arthur C[?]nynghame, a resident of Oberon, was working at his sawmill with a circular saw, when he was knocked senseless through being struck…

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Invalidity and Accidents Pensions Act. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 29 February 1908 · page 4

Some of the inmates of the Liverpool and similar benevolent asylums would like to leave in order to come under the new Invalidity and Accidents…

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Painful Accident

Barrier Miner · Saturday 29 February 1908 · page 5

An accident of a peculiar nature occurred at Barrier Co-operative Society's store yesterday. Mr. Charles Mawby, one of the Society's travellers, was…

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Mine Accident

Barrier Miner · Monday 2 March 1908 · page 2

Yesterday morning C. Gogan, a litter's laborer, got his hand caught in a pulley at the Proprietary mine. Gogan, who is a single man, walked home…

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Brothers Drowned. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 3 March 1908 · page 4

A resident of the Loddon district when crossing the river to-day saw some clothes lying on the bank, but no one near. He waited for a while,…

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Ship's Cook Drowned. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 3 March 1908 · page 4

Thomas White, a cook exployed on board the barquentine Alexa was drowned on Saturday night in Johnstone's Bay, in which he was…

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Boating Fatality. Two Men Drowned. In the Goulburn. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 4 March 1908 · page 2

Charles Morley and Thomas Kemp went from Melbourne to Nagambie on a joint holiday shooting and fishing They went up the River Goulburn in…

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Horse and Buggy. Collides with a Tram. Man Severely Injured. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 4 March 1908 · page 4

Mr. Mark Toomey, of Sydney, was seated on the "dummy" of a city train to-day, when a horse and buggy collided with the tram. Mr. Toomey, who was…

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Mine Accident

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 4 March 1908 · page 2

An accident occurred at about 6 o'clock this morning in Stewart shaft of the Proprietary mine, Thomas Fitzpatrick, a platman, was travelling from…

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A Mine Fatality. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 5 March 1908 · page 2

The sludge dam at the Birthday mine, Berringa, broke away on Monday night, and a miner named Lacy, who was unable to escape, lost his life…

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Railway Accident. Station Employee Seriously Injured. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 5 March 1908 · page 4

Andrew Everson was this morning sitting on the staging beneath the footbridge at the Princes Bridge railway, station doing some repairing work,…

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