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Broken Hill & the Far West · Accidents

Accidents, 1911

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Excitement at Henley Beach. Four Children Nearly Drowned. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Friday 6 January 1911 · page 4

Much excitement prevailed at Henley Beach yesterday afternoon, whe[?] four children named Margaret Harpe and Anthony Harper, of Glen Osmond…

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Shooting Affray at Camperdown. Result of an Altercation. Two Men Injured. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 6 January 1911 · page 4

A shooting affray, in which Peter M'Grath (24) and Granville Butler (30) received slight injuries, occurred last night at Camperdown…

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Accidentally Shot Himself Dead. London

Barrier Miner · Friday 6 January 1911 · page 8

Lieutenant Sackville-West accidentally shot himself dead aboard H.M.S. Endymion at Sheerness to-day…

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Collision in Argent-street

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 January 1911 · page 4

Some excitement was occasioned amongst pedestrians in Argent-street, opposite Messrs. Pellew and Moore's establishment at about 11.30 this…

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A Boy Drowned. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 January 1911 · page 4

Lennox Shepherd (7), son of Mr. Emanuel Shepherd, Magill-road, yesterday fell into the Onkaparinga, River and was drowned…

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The Train Accident in Cape Colony. Fifteen People Killed and Many Injured. [Reuter's Message.] Capetown

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 January 1911 · page 4

Fifteen people were killed and many injured in the train accident at Cathcart (Cape Colony). They were jammed under the wreckage for four…

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Rioting in Wales. Soldiers Called Out to Help Police. Many Injured

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 January 1911 · page 2

There was a serious revival of rioting in the Mid-Rhondda area last night (reports the "Daily Chronicle" of November 22). The trouble started at…

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Rescued From Drowning. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Monday 9 January 1911 · page 4

Swain Lawson, a seaman, rescued F. Gunn (46), from drowning in the Port Adelaide River early on Saturday morning. Gunn had a nawow escape…

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A Port Adelaide Fatality. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Monday 9 January 1911 · page 4

At the inqueston Saturday on the body of T. M. Scott, who died from injuries received by a piece of timber falling on him at the wharf, Port…

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Yankee Football. Season's Appalling Death Roll. Twenty-two Killed and 499 Injured

Barrier Miner · Monday 9 January 1911 · page 7

A startling toll of foot[?] casualties has (according to the "Sun") been rolled up during the season not yet concluded in America…

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A Brisbane Sensation. Train Collides with Sulky. Sulky Smashed to Pieces. Several Persons Injured. Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Monday 9 January 1911 · page 5

An exciting collision between a tram car and a sulky occurred on Sunday afternoon at Brisbane, on the Miltonroad…

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Tornado in Wyoming. Man Blown on to the Roof of a Car. Many People Injured. [Reuter's Message.] Vancouver

Barrier Miner · Monday 9 January 1911 · page 4

A tornado struck Cheyenne (Wyoming) to-day, and unroofed many buildings. A railwayman was blown 100 yards…

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Cape Colony Railway Accident. Capetown

Barrier Miner · Monday 9 January 1911 · page 4

Twenty-two people were killed in the accident to the train at Cathcart (Cape Colony). The train toppled over anembankment…

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Mining Accident in Idaho. Vancouver

Barrier Miner · Monday 9 January 1911 · page 4

The caving in of a rame near Mullam, Idaho, buried a number of men yesterday. The rescuers worked 20 hours and rescued them all…

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A Boy Drowned. Slips Into Quarry-hole. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 10 January 1911 · page 3

Joseph Graham (8), living with his parents in Albert-road, West Footscray, was fishing with his brother in a quarry-hole yesterday, when he…

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Fatality to a Miner. Knocked Into River by Train. Perth

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 10 January 1911 · page 3

George Shaw, a Collie miner, was crossing a railway bridge over the Collie River on Saturday night, when a train overtook him and knocked him…

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Drowned in a Tank. Girl at Moree the Victim. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 10 January 1911 · page 3

Amelia May Bailoy (11½), daughter of James Bailey, a boundary rider at Gurley Station, Moree, was drowned on Sunday afternoon in the station…

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South Australia. Accidental Gun Explosion Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 10 January 1911 · page 2

N. Callary, of Petersburg, was out shooting with his companions yesterday, when a cartridge in the gun accidentally exploded which he was…

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Cape Colony Railway Accident. Details of the Occurrence. Train Turns Turtle Over Embankment. Crushed Into Matchwood. Some Gruesome Scenes. [Reuter's Message.] Capetown

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 10 January 1911 · page 2

Details of the railway accident, involving serious loss of life, which happened to a train at Catfhcart, Cape Colony, last week, show that the train…

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Accident to Aviator. London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 10 January 1911 · page 4

Captain Burke, of the Army Air Corps at Aldershot, had the rudder of his Farman biplane snapped to-day and [?]ell 50ft. He escaped with bruises…

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