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Broken Hill & the Far West · Accidents

Accidents, 1912

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Fatal Accident at the Mount Lyell. Miners Cease Work. Desire to Attend Deceased Mate's Funeral. Zeehan

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 March 1912 · page 8

A fatal accident to a miner had the effect of the morning shift men at the Mount Lyell mine walking away in silence from work…

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Accident While Going to a Fire. Hose Cart Capsized. Two Firemen Seriously Injured. Launceston

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 March 1912 · page 8

The fire brigade was called out to a fire yesterday when the hose cart which was travelling at a gallop with six men aboard, had reached the…

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Fatal Accident at the Mount Lyell. Miners Cease Work. Desire to Attend Deceased Mate's Funeral. Zeehan

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 March 1912 · page 8

A fatal accident to a miner had the effect of the morning shift men at the Mount Lyell mine walking away in silence from work…

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A Johanniesburg Mining Fatality. Johannesburg

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 March 1912 · page 2

As a result of a fall of rock at the Sunnier and Jack mine one white man and six natives were killed…

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A Gun Accident. Victim's Leg Amputated Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 March 1912 · page 2

A distressing accident occurred on Saturday near Robe. John Edward Fennell was out shooting with a companion whose gun went off accidentally…

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Children's Accidents. Foot Badly Cut by Piece of Glass. Never Be Without Zam-buk in the Home

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 March 1912 · page 4

"For general household use I find Zam-Buk to be unequalled," says Mrs. E. Fossilo of De Lisle-street, Fremantle. W.A. "Where there are a…

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Accident at Block 14 Mine

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 March 1912 · page 4

Mr. J. Casey, employed on the surface at the Block 14 mine was this afternoon wheeling a wheelbarrow, when he fell and ricked his back. Mr…

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Polo Players Injured. Sandiego (California)

Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 March 1912 · page 8

Morris Duval, in English polo player, while participating in polo games at Coronado, broke his collarbone. Ross, another player, replaced him in…

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The Junction North Fatality. Inquest This Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 March 1912 · page 4

An inquest concerning the death of Mr. Isaac Moysey, a resident of Hebbard-street, South Broken Hill, who, as reported in Saturday's Third Ediotion…

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A Brave Girl. Rescues Two Children From Drowning. an Exciting Incident at a Picnic. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 March 1912 · page 4

An exciting incident occurred on saturday at Clontarf, where the Painters and Decorators Union picnic was held…

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Fall of Ground. Accident at the Central Mine

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 March 1912 · page 6

At 2.30 o'clock this afternoon Mr. B. Paulson, a miner, employed at the Central mine, had one of his arms and legs lacerated as the result of a fall…

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Drowned in a Tank. an Old-age Pensioner's Peculiar Death. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 12 March 1912 · page 2

Shortly after 5 o'clock this morning, Thos. Holland, employed as boots at Ro[?]nnfeldt's Hotel. Petersburg, reported to the police that a man had…

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SPORTING. [Reuter's Message.] the French Boxing Fatality. Boxing Matches Practically Prohibited in Franck. Paris

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 12 March 1912 · page 2

Vernden, the English boxer, who fought Raphael Bellis, a Frenchman, at Montmarte on Saturduy, with fatal consequences to the latter, has been…

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Junction North Fatality -Mr. Isaac Moysey's/death. an Open Verdict. Question Op.oates for Cage3.the Jury's Rider

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 12 March 1912 · page 4

An inquest concerning' the circumstances surrounding the death of Mr. Isaac Moysey, the victim of-tho fatality at the Junction North mine on…

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Accident in Argent-street. Girl Fa Lls From a Tram

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 12 March 1912 · page 4

An uufortuuato mishap befell u girl named Pearl Tonkin, aged about 12 years, at tho Argent-street tram terminus nt about 4 o'clock this afternoon…

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Street Accident. Motor Car Collides with a Cyclist. at Corner of Argent and Oxide Streets

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 12 March 1912 · page 2

The intersection of Oxide-street with Argent-street, is a busy corner as far as vehicular, tram, cyclist, and pede[?]trian traffic is concerned, and it is a…

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A Boating Fatality. Two Fishermen Drowned. Plucky Attempt at Rescue by a Mate. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 13 March 1912 · page 4

A boat containing a party of fishermen capsized off Blue Fish Point, manly, yesterday evening, with the result that two of the occupants were…

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SPORTING. [Reuter's Message.] Boxing. the Frenoh Fatality. Vernden Released From Custody. Paris

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 13 March 1912 · page 4

A post-mortem made on the body of the French pugilist, Raphael Bellis, who died shortly after the conclusion of a boxing contest with an English boxer…

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A Disastrous Fire. Five Persons Killed and Several Injured. Estimated Loss About £250,000. [Reuters Message,] Winnipeg. Monday

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 13 March 1912 · page 8

A Are destroyed the International Harvester Company's warehouse. An explosion occurred during the fire, burying three bystanders and two…

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A Monoplane Fatality. Paris

Barrier Miner · Thursday 14 March 1912 · page 4

Lieutenant Sei eile, whilst innnoplaiimg, fell COOft at Pan, and was killed…

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