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Broken Hill & the Far West · Accidents

Accidents, 1913

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The Slime Bin Fatality Inquest on the Victim. Verdict of Accidental Death

Barrier Miner · Friday 17 January 1913 · page 4

At the Courthouse this mroning, the coroner, Mr. T. Hall, conducted an inquiry into the death of the laborer, August Robert Kaires (or Kaupeer),…

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Precautions Against a Collision. London

Barrier Miner · Friday 17 January 1913 · page 4

The authorities are devising precautions against a collision between the counter demonstrations outside the Constitutional and the National Liberal…

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Two Youths Drowned. Bathing on the Beach. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Friday 17 January 1913 · page 2

Clyde Stevens and Ewart Parker, both 16 years of age, were drowned off St. Kilda beach last night. In company with Lawrence Wrigley and…

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Engineer Badly Injured. Smash-up with a Sulky. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 17 January 1913 · page 1

James Muir, engineer for the municipality of Drummoyne, met with an accident this morning, necessitating his removal to the hospital where he…

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Fatal Mining Accident

Western Grazier · Saturday 18 January 1913 · page 2

Another fatal accident occurred in the South mine (Broken Hill) last night (says last Saturday's "Miner") At nine minutes past 10 o'clock a…

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Fell in the Street. Aged Max Injured

Barrier Miner · Monday 20 January 1913 · page 3

Mr. Lambert Kennedy, aged 75 years, was seen to stagger and fall in Argent-street on Saturday night just before 10 o'clock. His head struck the…

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Garment Workers' Strike Collision with the Police. Slight Increases Obtained. [Reuter's Message.] New York

Barrier Miner · Monday 20 January 1913 · page 2

Hatpins, umbrellas, and other women's weapons were used to-day in a f[?]r[?] attack on the police by the garment workers now on strike. Dozens…

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Collision in the Mersey Ship with Two Shipwrecked Crews on Board. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Monday 20 January 1913 · page 4

The British steamers Augatenarden and Labranea collided in a fog to-day in the Mersey. The Aughtenarden sank, and her crew was picked up by…

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Total Wreck of a Liner. Passengers Being Got Off with Difficulty. Lifeline and Buoy Being Used. Already 16 DROWNED. [Reuter's Message.] Lisbon

Barrier Miner · Monday 20 January 1913 · page 4

The English liner Veronese, which went off the coast of France yesterday, has become a total loss. Enormous seas washed the decks, making it impossible…

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Terrible Accident to a Boy. Arm Smashed by Machinery

Barrier Miner · Monday 20 January 1913 · page 2

Ernest Ashley Cooper, a seven-year-old son of Mr. A. E. Cooper, of Young (N.S.W.), met with a shocking accident on Thursday. He was playing about…

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Tram Accident. M.L.C. Knocked Down. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 20 January 1913 · page 4

Sir Normand M'Laurin, M.L.C., white crossing the road in Pitt-street this morning, was knocked down by a tram. His head was slightly cut, but…

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General Cables. [Reuter's Messages.] Mining Fatality. Capetown

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 21 January 1913 · page 2

A dynamite, explosion in the State mine, at Rhodesia killed two whites and 27 natives…

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Tragic Mining Accident. at the Golden Horseshoe. Clutch Springs Out of Winding Engine. Cage with Men Drops 300Ft. Several Men Injured. Kalgoorlie

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 21 January 1913 · page 2

A serious accident happened at the Golden Horseshoe last evening. The night shift was going below at No. 2 shaft, when the clutch sprang out of…

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A Stabbing Affray. Three Men Injured. a Cook Who Turned. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 21 January 1913 · page 2

As a result of a stabbing affair which took place yesterday afternoon at Durham Court, a boarding establishment in Glebe-road, Glebe Point, three men,…

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Port Pirie Shooting Case. Injured Man's Story. Was Shot at by Unknown Person

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 21 January 1913 · page 4

In connection with the Port Pirie shooting case reported in yesterday's "Miner," the Port Pirie correspondent of the Adelaide "Express" states:-…

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On the Way to a Fire. Serious Accident to a North Sydney Firemen. Pole of Steamer Breaks. Fatal Results Feared. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 21 January 1913 · page 2

Early this morning three North Sydney firemen were severely injured as the result of an accident which occurred to a steamer while on the way to a fire…

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Port Pirie Shooting Gase. Injured Man's Story

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 22 January 1913 · page 8

In connection with the Port Pirie shooting case reported in yesterday's "Miner," the Port Pirie correspondent of the Adelaide 'Express" states:-…

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Condition of Injured Men. One Case May Prove Fatal. Kalgoorlie

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 22 January 1913 · page 4

Last night it was reported that John Herrington, one of the men most seriously injured, was not expected to live many hours. He is 62 years of age,…

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Knocked Down by a Train. Assistant Miners' Secretary Injured. Queenstown (Tas.)

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 22 January 1913 · page 4

A shocking accident occurred at Queenstown yesterday. Matthew Donnelly, a councillor of the Queenstown municipality and assistant secretary of…

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Struck by Lightning. a Boy Killed and Two Men Injured. Inglewood (Q.)

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 22 January 1913 · page 5

Two men (W. Sandiford and W. Rabbitt) and a boy named Bushell, aged 16, were working at Tomkin's Moogoon Station on Monday afternoon, when a…

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