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Broken Hill & the Far West · Accidents

Accidents, 1916

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Railway Fatality. Boy Crushed Between. Trucks. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Friday 31 March 1916 · page 2

Clifford John Birch (16) was craned between two trucks at the Mount Lofty railway station while assisting in un[?]. Death was [?]…

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Racehorse Injured. Understudy Breaks a Leg Bone. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Friday 31 March 1916 · page 3

While galloping at Viotoria Park yesterday Understudy broke the small bone of a bind leg, close to the fetlock joint. The mare will not race again, but will…

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British Naval Disaster. Sailors on Leave Drowned. Cutter Capsizes During a Blizzard. (Reuter's Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 1 April 1916 · page 4

A naval mishap occurred during Tuesday's blizzard. Though the storm was at its height many naval men who were on leave and were due back took to the…

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The Air Raid. Zeppelins Again Over England. Various Places Visited. Many Killed and Injured. a Zeppelin Shot Down. London

Barrier Miner · Sunday 2 April 1916 · page 1

Further information is now available of the Gorman air raid of Friday night over the eastern comities of England. The Zeppelins crossed the coastline…

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The Pinnacles Accident. How It Happened

Barrier Miner · Monday 3 April 1916 · page 2

In connection with the accident at the Pinnacles, by which a man named Arthur Harvey, was seriously injured, the following report is supplied by one…

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The Following Appeared in Sunday's Special Issue. the War. (Reuter's Messages.) The Air Raid. Zeppelins Again Over England. Various Places Visited. Many Killed and Injured. a Zeppelin Shot Down. London

Barrier Miner · Monday 3 April 1916 · page 4

Further information is now available of the German air raid of Friday night over the eastern counties of England. The Zeppelins crossed the coastline…

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Sydney Street Fatality. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 4 April 1916 · page 2

In the Addison-road, Marrickville, yesterday Christopher Jenkins (45), living in Addison-road, alighted from a tram and was knocked down by another…

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Enemy Submarines. a Holt Liner Sunk. Five of the Crew Drowned. London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 4 April 1916 · page 2

The Holt's well-known liner Achilles has been sunk by a submarine. A total of 63 of those on board have been saved…

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On Saturday Night. Experience of One Coastal Town. 16 KILLED, 25 INJURED. London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 4 April 1916 · page 2

The "Daily Chronicle's" correspondent in a north-east coastal town writes: —"Saturday was a clear, starlight night. The streets were full of…

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Bombs on a Church. Collapse of the Building. Inmates Killed or Injured. London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 4 April 1916 · page 2

The "Daily Mail" says that 24 lives were lost in one cast coast seaside resort. Two bombs falling on a church caused it to practically collapse on the…

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The Raiders Over Scotland. Ten Persons Killed and Eleven Injured. Nine Women and Children. Six Zeppelins Participate. London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 4 April 1916 · page 2

Official: Six Zeppelins participated in last night's raid. Three raided the south-east counties of Scotland and one the north-east coast of England…

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The Following Appeared in Yesterday's Second Edition. the War. (Reuter's Messages.) Another Air Raid. on Saturday Night. 16 KILLED, 100 Injured. on the North-east Coast. London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 4 April 1916 · page 4

Official: Another air raid occurred on Saturday night on the north-east coast, by two Zeppelins. Sixteen persons were killed and 100 injured…

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Explosion on the Dump. a Man Injured. Many Windows Shattered

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 5 April 1916 · page 2

At a little before 10 o'clock this morning the sound of a loud explosion was heard practically all over the city, causing alarm to many people who…

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Junction North Fatality, the Inquest. Verdict of Accidental Death, Jury Considers More Guarding Necessary

Barrier Miner · Thursday 6 April 1916 · page 4

Mr. H. Giles Shaw, S.M., Coroner, opened an inquest at the Courthouse this afternoon on the body of David Morris, who was killed at the Junction…

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Killed on the Mines. Junction North Fatality, Man Caught in Machinery

Barrier Miner · Thursday 6 April 1916 · page 2

An accident which colminated in the death of Mr. David Morris, employed as an oiler in the Junction North mill, occurred at the mill at about 7.25…

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Junction North Fatality. the Inquest. Verdict of Accidental Death. Jury Considers More Guarding Necessary

Barrier Miner · Friday 7 April 1916 · page 1

Mr. H. Giles Shaw, S.M., Coroner, opened an inquest at the Courthouse yesterday afternoon on the body of David, Morris, who was killed at the…

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On the Russian Front. Operations Near the Baltic. Enemy Drowned, Shot, or Perish with Cold. Retreat Waist Deep in Water. Petrograd

Barrier Miner · Sunday 9 April 1916 · page 1

The "Novo Vremya" says:— "The thaw flooded a wide expanse of country occupied by the Germans on the Baltic front. Scores of men were…

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The Wars. the Battle of Verdun. Continued French Success. "Bloody Defeat" Near Douaumont. kAISER Believed to Have Been Injured. Mr. Asquith and Post-war Trade. (Reuter's Message). The Battle of Verdun. All Enemy Attacks Repulsed. French Lines Intact. Paris, Tuesday.d

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 12 April 1916 · page 2

A French official communique says:— "After a growingly intense bombardment westward of the Meuse the Germans at noon launched an attack,…

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Accident at Military Demonstration. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 13 April 1916 · page 2

During an exhibition of bombthrowing in connection with a military demonstration at the Jubilee Oval last night Private Ford had one of his eyes…

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In Australia. Seeing the Soldier's Off. Women Injured in the Crush. on a Sydney Wharf. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 15 April 1916 · page 4

Several thousand people flocked around Dalgety'g Wharf, Miller's Point, yesterday morning to see their soldier relatives and friends off. They were…

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