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Broken Hill & the Far West · Accidents
489 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 4 of 25
A man had two legs cut off by a [?]arm in George-street, near the intersection, of Hay-street, on Saturday afternoon, and died the same night in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Germans threw a barrel bridge over the River Rawka, and three companies managed to cross the river. The Russian guns then destroyed the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A raft made or banana cases capsized on a lagoon at Box Hill on Saturday morning, and two boys, Leslie Thomas and Douglas Anderson, who…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A man had two Jegs cut off by a tram in George-street near the intersection of Hay street, on Saturday afternoon, and died the same night in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A fatal accident occurred in the Mount Lyell mine yesterday, resulting in the death of a Ranger named Patrick Sullivan, Sullivan was supervising…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Twenty-two miners have been drowned by the flooding of a coal mine at Wellington, Vancouver Island. The abandoned workings which had…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Private Thomas Harris, 39. of the Tropical Forces, who was found drowned in George's River, on Thursday, last week, had (says the "Evening…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A fire in George-street, Sydney, on Sunday last caused a deal of damage to the premises of the London Tailoring Company and the various…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A little boy named William Dickenson, aged 4 years and 10 months, who resides with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dickenson, in Hebbard-street,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"Will, you go into the Blind Asylumr?" was a question put five months ago to Samuel Joseph Nathan (38), an unmarried commercial…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Said Charles Chaplin, the Keystone comedian, recently speaking of mishaps to cinema actors:—"I got four biffs at the door this morning—solid ones, too…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The steamer Wavelet, bound from Pensacola to Leith, was mined in the Channel, and has been beached at Deal. The crew were all landed except 12,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Roy Eilert Fischer, aged 19 years, the son of Mr. Albert Fischer, laborer, of Uraidla (says "The Advertiser") was drowned on Sunday in a dam owned…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Whilst at work on the 1100ft. level at the North mine yesterday T. Doyle fell down a 12ft. timber set and fractured a rib. Mr. Doyle was attended by…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →On Tuesday evening Messrs. B. Chapman and R. Hannaford were driving down Waterhouse's Hill at Paracombe (says "The Advertiser") when,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Board, of Trade has announced that compensation will be payable to all persons on British merchant, ships injured owing to hostilities…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →H. M.L[?] 41). land Md estate agent, of Hawthorn, while attempting to alight from a moving, train at H[?]wthron last night, fall, and sustained…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A surfing fatality occurred at North Manly yesterday afternoon. Neil Peter Nielsen (27), a cripple, saw that a fellow-bather was in difficulties…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A surfing fatality occurred at North Manly yesterday afternoon. Neil Peter Nielsen (27), a cripple, saw that a fellow-bather was in difficulties…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Edward Hennessey, aged 34, married, a traffic laborer, was accidentally crushed between a railway truck, full of coal, and a coalhin at the…
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