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Broken Hill & the Far West · Accidents

Accidents, 1912

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New South Wales. a Driving Fatality. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 22 March 1912 · page 2

A driving fatality occurred [?] Manilla, whereby Henry Wilkinson, of Mountain Well, near Somerton, a farmer, lost his li[?]e, and his wife and son…

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A Bomb Manufaturer Injured. Lisbon

Barrier Miner · Friday 22 March 1912 · page 2

A man who was injured at Oporto admitted that he had been engaged in manufaturing [?]. While he was experimenting with some fuses…

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Accident at Proprietary Mine

Barrier Miner · Friday 22 March 1912 · page 4

Mr. J. Relin, employed at the Proprietary mine, at about noon to-day sustained bruises and abrasions to the back as the result of a fall of stone…

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A Cage Accident. Two Miners Injured at the North Mine. Through a "Runner" Coming Off

Barrier Miner · Saturday 23 March 1912 · page 4

Two miners employed at the North mine, Messrs. Ernest Charlton and John Fitzgerald, were, at 11.15 o'clock last night, the victims of a cage…

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A Tramcar Fatality. a Man Killed at Henley Beach. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 23 March 1912 · page 8

Alfred James Burean, a tinsmith, of Kensington, was killed by an elertric tram at Henley Beach this afternoon…

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Burning Fatality. a Young Woman's Tragic Death. Wreathed in Flames, But Quite Silent. Perth

Barrier Miner · Saturday 23 March 1912 · page 4

At Capel, in the South-Western district of the State, Miss Floriaol Lanning was burnt to death in extraordinary circumstances…

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Accident at Burrinjuck. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 23 March 1912 · page 4

A big fall of rock occurred off a greasy head on the Black Andrew side of the Burrinjuck Dam yesterday. One ganger was seriously hurt and another…

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A Burning Fatality. a Lad's Sad End. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Monday 25 March 1912 · page 4

Robert Harry Sutobenm Bottrill, aged 9, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Bottrill (popularly known as "Uncle Harry" and "Aunt Sophie"),…

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Railway Fatality. Man Run Over by a Train. Body Frightfully Mutilated. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 25 March 1912 · page 4

A railway accident, resulting in the death of a man named Jamos Harvey, happened on the western line, between Katoomba and Mount Victoria, shortly…

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Terrific Gales in W.A. Nine Inches of Bain. Serious Damage at Balla Balla. Ship Broken to Pieces. Another Ashore. Twelve Men Reported Drowned. Eleven Bodies Recovered. Perth

Barrier Miner · Monday 25 March 1912 · page 4

Details of a te[?]ic gale on the Northwest coast, causia immense damage and loss of life, waa received in Perth on Saturday…

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Fatal Motor-car Accident. a Business Man Killed. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 25 March 1912 · page 4

A fatal motor car accident occurred yesterday morning at Bankstown, when Mr. John Sands, senior, a member of tho firm of Zollner, Limited, residing at…

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South Australia. the Glanville Railway Fatality. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 26 March 1912 · page 2

An inquest on the hotly of Edward C. Ryan, who was killed at the entrance to the Glanville station on Friday, way held at Port Adelaide yesterday. The…

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Collision in Oxide-street. Bicycle and Motor-bicycle

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 26 March 1912 · page 4

On Saturday-evening a girl was [?]ling down Oxide-street on the left-hand side of the road, and, according to her statement, a motor-[?]list was coming…

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South Mine Fatality. a Trucker Killed. by a Eall of Earth

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 26 March 1912 · page 2

As reported in the Third Edition of The Miner" yesterday, a trucker employed at the South mine, Mr. George Burton, lost his life through a fall of…

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Two Miners Injured. by Fall of Ground. in the British Mine

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 26 March 1912 · page 2

At about 9.30 this morning the am bulance was called to the British mine Upon arrival it was ascertained that two miners, Messrs. J. T. Walsh and…

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The Coal Strike. Schedule Must Be Inoorporated in Bill. Number of Fatal Accidents Among Unemployed. Loudon

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 26 March 1912 · page 2

Addresing 5000 miners at Castleford, Mr. Herbert Smith, president of the Miners' Association, said that no Tory Government could introduce a worse…

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Accident at a Wrestling Match. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 26 March 1912 · page 2

While competing in a wrestling bout at thE Cowell Skating Rink on saturday night with F. Bungardy, a young man named Portman had his lEft arm…

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Accident to Express Driver. Struck by a Piece of Coal

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 26 March 1912 · page 2

Driver W. Wells, while in charge of the second engine on the Broken Hill express on Monday morning, met with a serious accident while the express was…

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Bathing Fatality. a Printer Drowned at Bondi. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 27 March 1912 · page 4

Charles Mothett, 20, a printer employed by John Sands, Ltd., George-street, and who lived at Tempe, arrived on the beach at Bondi yesterday…

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The South Mine Fatality Coroner's Inquest. Verdict of Accidental Death

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 27 March 1912 · page 8

At the Court House this afternoon, Mr. T. Hall, coroner, conducted an inquiry, without a jury, into the death of Mr. George Burton, who was killed…

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