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Broken Hill & the Far West · Accidents

Accidents, 1919

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Tram and Train Collision. Fourteen Passengers Injured

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 January 1919 · page 12

A Rockhampton (Q.) message to the "Register" states:— "The intersection of Archer and Denison streets, where the tramline to…

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Tram and Train Collision. Fourteen Passengers Injured

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 January 1919 · page 4

A Rockhampton (Q.) message to the "Register" states:— "The intersection of Archer and Den ison streets, where the tramline to…

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Colliery Explosion. Two-men Injured. Sydney, Saturday

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 January 1919 · page 10

Two minera, John Bland (37), and Arthur Willmott (39) who were working mates, were severely injured by the premature explosion of a charge in a…

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Accident at the Proprietary Mine

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 January 1919 · page 8

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

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Silverton Tramway Fatality. Inquest Resumed. Verdict of Accidental Death

Barrier Miner · Monday 13 January 1919 · page 4

At the Courthouse this afternoon, Mr. W. Le Brun Brown, S.M., City Coroner, resumed the inquest into the circumstance, surrounding the death of…

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Drowned in the Murrumbidgee. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 13 January 1919 · page 2

Dorothy Robertson (14) and Peter Sullivan (68), who went to the former's assistance, were both drowned in the Murrumbidgee River on Saturday…

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Colliery Explosion. Two Men Injured. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 13 January 1919 · page 1

Two miners, John Bland (37), and Arthur Willmott (39), who Were working mates, were severely injured by the premature explosion of a charge in a…

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Fatal Result of Accident. Ad[?]aide

Barrier Miner · Monday 13 January 1919 · page 4

Henry Jarmyn (60), who was injured in a ra[?]way accident at Dry Creek on Wednesday, died on Saturday…

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Raids on Britain. by Air and Sea. Total Casualties During War. 1570 Killed and 4042 INJURED. (Reuter's Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 14 January 1919 · page 2

Official returns show that during the war period there were 50 enemy airship raids over Great Britain. The civilians killed numbered 498 and the…

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A Life Assurance Appeal. Suicide or Accident?

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 15 January 1919 · page 1

In a British Columbian appeal— "The Dominion Trust Company (executors of W. R. Arnold) v. the New York Insurance Companies and others"…

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Petrol Waggon Bursts. British and French Soldiers Killed and Injured. (Reuter's Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Friday 17 January 1919 · page 2

Reuter's Brussels correspondent reports:— "A petrol waggon at a railway station exploded and six British sold[?]ers…

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Cobar Mine Accident. Cage Falls 1400Ft

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 21 January 1919 · page 4

A serious accident occurred in the ma[?]n shaft at the Gr[?]t Cobar mine on Tuesday of last week, when the western cage dropped to the bottom,…

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Accidents and Fatalities. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 22 January 1919 · page 2

Myrtle Ingram (24) died while under an anaesthetic in the Adelaide Hospital yesterday. John Hales (60) died yesterday as…

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Accident at South Mine

Barrier Miner · Thursday 23 January 1919 · page 2

At the 600ft. level of the South, mine last night F. Finney was hit on the head by a bar while barring down. He received injuries to the head…

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Boy Bather Drowned. Adelaide, Frday

Barrier Miner · Friday 24 January 1919 · page 4

Herbert Playfoot, aged 9 years, was drowned off Largs Bay jetty yesterday while bathing…

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A Mistaken Identification. "Drowned" Man Alive and Well

Barrier Miner · Saturday 25 January 1919 · page 12

About 10 days ago the body of a man found in the Yarra at Abbotsford Was "ident fied" as that of Walter M'Groder, a. travelling draper and…

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A Mistaken Identification. "Drowned Man Alive and Well

Barrier Miner · Saturday 25 January 1919 · page 4

About 10 days ago the body of a man found in the Yarra at Abbotsford was "identified" as that of Walter M'Groder. a travelling draper and…

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Mother and Son Drowned

Barrier Miner · Monday 27 January 1919 · page 4

Mr. H. W. Sampson, butcher of Ellen-street, Port Pirie, says the "Re corder, received, on Friday, a telegram from his brother, Mr. Percy Sampson,…

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Fatality at the British. Two Men Killed. a Third Injured

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 29 January 1919 · page 2

At about 2.30 o'clock yesterday afternoon (as reported in last night's Third Edition of "The Miner"), while a party of four miners was…

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The British Mine Fatality. the Inquest

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 29 January 1919 · page 4

The acting city coroner, Mr. A. Gates, Deputy S.M., will hold an inquest at the Courthouse at 10 o'clock to-morrow (Thursday) morning,…

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