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Broken Hill & the Far West · Accidents

Accidents, 1919

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Coal Mining Accident. Two Men Killed. a Third Seriously Injured. Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Friday 3 January 1919 · page 4

Two young married men, William Hawkins and William Evans, were killed, and George Rossner (underground manager) seriously injured, by…

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Railway Fatality at Seymour. Victim Seeing Crippled Brother Away. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Friday 3 January 1919 · page 4

Stephen Young, a lorry driver, was run over at Seymour station to-day. Both legs were severed, and he died later. Young was seeing his crippled…

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Coal Mining Accident. Two Men Killed. a Third Seriously. Injured. Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Saturday 4 January 1919 · page 8

Two young married men, William Hawkins and William Evans, were killed, and George Rossner (underground manager) seriously injured, by…

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Naval Yacht Wrecked. Off Scottish Coast. 270 Reported Drowned

Barrier Miner · Saturday 4 January 1919 · page 12

A London cable message, dated January 2, states that 270 British sailors aboard the naval yacht Iolaire were drowned off the Scottish coast on…

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Naval Yacht Wrecked. Off Scottish Coast. 270 Reported Drowned

Barrier Miner · Saturday 4 January 1919 · page 4

A London cable message, dated January 2, states that 270 British sailors aboard the naval yaeht Iolaire were drowned off the Scottish const on…

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Railway Fatality at Seymour. Victim Seeing Crippled Brother Away. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 4 January 1919 · page 8

Stephen Young, a lorry driver, was run over at Seymour station to-day. Both legs were severed and he died later. Young was seeing his crppled…

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Motor Cycle Collides with Foal. Cyclist Seriously Injured. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 4 January 1919 · page 4

On New Year's Eve Oscar Drabsch, of London, was travelling on a motor cycle to Pata, when he ran into a foal which was standing across the road…

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Fatality [?] James Whitelaw Buried in Skimps

Barrier Miner · Monday 6 January 1919 · page 4

A fatal accident occulrfd at the Amalgamated Zinc (De Bavay's) treatment works this afternoon, at about 3 o'clock, the victim being James…

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Accident to Returned Soldier

Barrier Miner · Monday 6 January 1919 · page 4

Mr. C. Gentle, a returned soldier, while, playing last night on a lawn at a residence in Thomas-street, fell and injured an old wound on the back of…

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Accident at Block 10

Barrier Miner · Monday 6 January 1919 · page 4

This afternoon C. M'Rae, miner, while employed at Block 10. was struck by a rock which came away from the back. One of his legs was bruised and…

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The De Bavay's Fatality. the Inquest. Verdict Op Accidental Death

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 7 January 1919 · page 4

At the Courthouse this afternoon Mr. "W. Le Brun Brown. City Coroner, conducted an inquest into the circumstances surrounding the death of James…

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The De Bavay Fatality. Inquest This Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 7 January 1919 · page 2

An inquest will be conducted by Mr. W. Le Brun Brown, S.M. and.Coroner, in the Courthouse, commencing at 1.30 p.m. to-day, into the…

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Victorian Railway Fatality. Both Legs Amputated. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 7 January 1919 · page 2

A man named Bennett, about 40 years of age, a resident of Northcote, either fell or threw himself in front of a train at Croxton yesterday. Both…

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Accident at Block 10

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 7 January 1919 · page 1

On Monday C. M'Rae, miner, while employed at Block 10, was struck by a rock which came away from the back. One of his legs was bruised and…

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Boy Drowned at Port Adelaide. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 8 January 1919 · page 2

Ronald Edward Chapman (12) was drowned in the Port Adelaide River yesterday. The body was recovered in 6ft. of water…

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The Following Appeared in Yesterday's Third Edition. the De Bavay's Fatality. the Inquest. Verdict of Accidental Death

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 8 January 1919 · page 1

At the Courthouse on Tuesday Mr. W. Le Brun Brown City Coroner, conducted an inquest into the circumstances surrounding the death of James…

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Attacked by a Shark. Boy of 13 Fatally Injured. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 9 January 1919 · page 4

While bathing in only 2ft. of water off Sirius Cove beach. Mosman, this morning, Richard Simpson (13), residing with his parents, was attacked by…

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Accidents and Fatalities. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 9 January 1919 · page 2

A train [?]an into a sulky near Dry Creek yesterday, Henry Jarmyn (66) and Alfred Barnard (76) were badly injured, and were taken to a hospital…

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Explosion in Film Exchange Building. Twenty Killed and Many Injured. (Reuter's Message.) Pittsburg (U.S.A.)

Barrier Miner · Friday 10 January 1919 · page 2

Twenty persons were killed, mostly women and girls, and scores were injured in an explosion which wrecked a film exchange building in the…

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Accident at the Proprietary Mine

Barrier Miner · Friday 10 January 1919 · page 4

At the Proprietary mine this morning N. Spelling was jammed between a truck and some timber. He cut one of the arteries in his left wrist and…

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