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Broken Hill & the Far West · Accidents

Accidents, 1911

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Jockey Injured at Clare Races. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Friday 20 January 1911 · page 8

J. M'Gahan, the rider of Bright Fortune in the Hurdle Race at Clare yesterday, sustained a slight concussion of the brain and a fractured nose when…

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Injured in a Street Dispute. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Friday 20 January 1911 · page 6

Joseph Burrows was admitted to the hospital last evening in an unconscious condition He was disputing in H[?]ttstreet with another man, who struck…

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The Malvern Railway Fatality. Coroner Returns an Open Verdict. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Friday 20 January 1911 · page 4

The city coroner returned an open verdict yestorday concerning the death of Eric Arthur Hart, 20 years of age, whose mangled body was found sume…

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Accid[?]t at a [?]Ollie[?]y. Five Men Injured

Barrier Miner · Friday 20 January 1911 · page 3

An accident, which fortunately was not attended with serious consequences, occurred on Monday morning in the Hetton colliery. Shortly before…

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Thrilling Balloon Adventures. Germans Blown Across the North Sea. One of the Men Drowned

Barrier Miner · Friday 20 January 1911 · page 6

One of the most thrilling balloon adventures which has occurred in recent years terminated in the vicinity of Kirkwall late on a Sunday evening…

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A Montana Explosion. Six Men Killed and Two. Injured. [Renter's Message.] Vancouver, Thusday

Barrier Miner · Friday 20 January 1911 · page 4

An explosion oecurred yesterday in the powder magazine at the Kearting mine, Riderburg, Montana. Six men were killed and two injured,…

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Canadian Railway Disaster. Passengers Sbriously Injured. Convicts Render Gaiant Service. [Reuter's Message.] Vancouver

Barrier Miner · Friday 20 January 1911 · page 4

A train was derailed yesterday on the Open Sound branch of the Canadian Pacific railway, Ontario, a number of passengers being seriously…

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Injured and Unc[?]nscious Woman. Found on Railway at Strathfield. Her Recovery Doubtful. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 20 January 1911 · page 6

Mrs. Mary M'Lonnan- (47) a resident of Burwood, was found on the railway, under the overhead bridge, at Strathfield this morning, terribly…

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Train Derailment in America. Eleven Passengers and Five Trainmen Injured. Disaster Due to Defective Switch. [Rauter's Message] Vancouver

Barrier Miner · Friday 20 January 1911 · page 4

Eleven passengers and five trainmen Were injured through the derailment of the Overland Limited express on the Salt Lake City railroad yesterday…

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Two Remarkable Accidents. Narrow Escape Thom Death

Barrier Miner · Friday 20 January 1911 · page 2

Graham Bidmend, 32 years of age, shunter, who lives at Ormond (Melbourne), on Monday underwent an experience from which he narrowly…

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The Accident at Ayliffe's Crossing. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Friday 20 January 1911 · page 6

"With regard to the fail of earth at Ayliffe's Crossing over the River Light, where the Government is orecting a bridge, by which fall J. O'Donnell and…

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Motor Car Accident. Returning From Clare Races. Mother and Daughter Hurled Into River. Daughter Picked Up Dead. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Friday 20 January 1911 · page 8

A tragic motor-car accident, the sequel to the Clare race meeting occurred yesterday. A party was returning from the races…

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Accidents and Fatalities

Barrier Miner · Friday 20 January 1911 · page 8

A serious accident occured at Mr. W. G. Proud's foundry at Mannum (S.A.) Whilst Proud was using the sledge-hammer his son Norman, aged 2…

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Accident at Pyrmont. Drawn Into Machinery. Man's Right Leg Badly Crushed. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 20 January 1911 · page 6

James M'Farlane (50), employed at the Colonial Sugar Refining Company's works, Pyrmont, was drawn into the machinery this morning, and before it…

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Train Dashes Into a Cow. Thirty People Injured. [Reuter's Message.] Vancouver

Barrier Miner · Saturday 21 January 1911 · page 4

A Rock Island company's train dashed into a cow at Fort Smith (Arkansas), yesterday. Thirty people were injured, four…

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A Station Tragedy. Contractor Accidentally Killed. Thrown Off a Horse and Kicked. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 21 January 1911 · page 4

James Hebberson, a contractor on Murnpeowie station (Central Australasia) has been accidentally killed. It appears that decoased left camp…

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South Australia. Painful Burning Accident. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 21 January 1911 · page 8

A terrible burning accident occurred at Petersburg yesterday. The victims of the accident, Miss Adeline Schnaars, laundress, and Miss…

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Accident at the Central Mine

Barrier Miner · Saturday 21 January 1911 · page 5

The ambulance received a call close upon 12 o'clock last night to the Central mine, where a trucker, named T. Henderson, had a foot injured through…

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Injured in Collision. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Monday 23 January 1911 · page 4

F. Oppermien, who was injured last week through a Broken Hill train colliding with his waggon at the crossing near Mount Bryan, is improving at…

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A Bather Drowned. Futile Attempt to Recover Body. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 23 January 1911 · page 4

About 10 o'clock yesterday morning Joseph Element, 19, a glassworker, residing at Arncliffe, journeyed to Como with a party, consisting of two…

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