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Broken Hill & the Far West · Accidents

Accidents, 1918

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Fatal Street Collision. Milk Cart and Tramcar. Shaft Penetrates Young Woman's Body. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 20 March 1918 · page 2

Following' a collision between a milk cart and a tramcar near Allison-road, Randwick, yesterday afternoon, the shaft of the cart penetrated the…

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Fatal Accidents. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 20 March 1918 · page 2

William Kealey, aged l0 years, was killed at Kybybolite by a fall from a pony. A child, aged 2½ years, named Lutz,…

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Mine Mishaps. Task of Injured Man's Brother

Barrier Miner · Friday 22 March 1918 · page 2

At about 9.35 o'clock last night, E. Hiscook, while working on the 1250ft. level of the North mine, fell a distance of 10ft. through a timber set which…

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Smash Up in Argentstreet. Vehicles Collide. a Man Badly Injured

Barrier Miner · Friday 22 March 1918 · page 4

A restive horse was the cause of 4 serious accident in Argent-street, near the tram terminus, this atternodn. A man and his wile whose rames are…

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Junction North Fatality the Case Against General Manager

Barrier Miner · Sunday 24 March 1918 · page 2

The hearing of the case against T. H. Palmer, general manager of the Junction North mine, who is being charged in connection with the death…

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Old Man Injured. Under a Tram for Ten Minutes

Barrier Miner · Monday 25 March 1918 · page 4

Charles John Thompson, 75, of Abercrombie-street, city, had a miraculous escape in Sydney the other day from being cut to pieces by a tram at the…

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Junction North Fatality. Case Against the General Manager. Hearing Commenced This Morning

Barrier Miner · Monday 25 March 1918 · page 4

In the Police Court this morning, before Mr. W. A. Flynn, acting stipendiary magistrate, Thomas Henry Palmer was charged on the Information of…

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Junction North Fatality. Case Against the General Manager. Hearing Commenced This Morning

Barrier Miner · Monday 25 March 1918 · page 2

In the Police Court this morning, before Mr. W. A. Flynn, acting stipendiary magistrate, Thomas Henry Palmer was charged on the Information of…

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Miners Accident Relief Fund, Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 25 March 1918 · page 2

A return furnished in accordance with the Miners Accident Relief Fund regulations shows that in eight years there were 527 fatal accidents in the…

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Motor Car Accident. Young Woman Killed. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 25 March 1918 · page 2

Alpiotor-car accident occurred early yesterdav morning on the Pittwaterioad at Mona Vale, near Manly, causing the death of Mis3 Lily Victoria…

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Junction North Fatality. Case Against the General Manager. Hearing Concluded. VffRDICT for Defendant

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 26 March 1918 · page 4

In the Police Court to-day, before Mr. W. A. Flynn, acting stipendiary magistrate, the hearing of the charge against Thomas Henry Palmer, on the…

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Junction North Fatality. the Charge Against the General Manager. a Departmental Inquiry

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 27 March 1918 · page 2

At the Courthouse to-day, Mr. W. A. Flynn, P.M., conducted a departmental inquiry following on the charge against T. H. Palmer, general manager…

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Junction North Fatality. the Charge Against the General Manager. a Departmental Inquiry, No Order Made

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 27 March 1918 · page 1

At the Courthouse to-day, Mr. W. A. Flynn, P.M., acting as warden, conducted a departmantal inquiry following on the charge against T. H…

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South Australia. Fatal Street Accident. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 28 March 1918 · page 4

At the inquest held to-day on the man George Wilks, aged 68 years, who was knocked down by a constable on a bicycle, the coroner found that death…

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A Street Accident

Barrier Miner · Thursday 28 March 1918 · page 4

While Mr. H. Ellis, fruiterer, of Iodide-street, was driving a loaded lorry at the north end of Argent-street this afternoon, he fell from the vehicle,…

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Fatal Railway Accident. Train Dashes Into a Cart. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Sunday 31 March 1918 · page 2

Charles, Ambler, of the Central Estate, Backswater, Victoria, was driving a young woman in a spring cart over a level crossing near the township, when…

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Shelling Paris. Continued on Saturday. Eight Persons Killed; 37 INJURED. (Renter's Message.) Paris

Barrier Miner · Monday 1 April 1918 · page 2

A French official communique states: "The German long-range gun continued to bombard the Paris region during the daytime yesterday. Eight…

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Shooting Accident. Man Wounded in the Legs

Barrier Miner · Monday 1 April 1918 · page 3

At about 3.30 o'clock this morning, the police received a ring from the railway offices at Railway Town, and were informed that a man had been…

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Holiday Accidents and Fatalities. Drowned While Fishing. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 2 April 1918 · page 4

John James Butler was drowned yesterday while fishing near Cape Northumberland…

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Motor-cycle Fatality. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 2 April 1918 · page 4

Brian Kelly (17) was killed near Murray Bridge on Sunday in a motor-cycle accident…

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