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Broken Hill & the Far West · Accidents

Accidents, 1920

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Aeroplane Fatality Witnesses Charge Aviator with Reckless Flying

Barrier Miner · Saturday 28 February 1920 · page 8

The inquest into the death of John Joseph Coghlan, who was killed at an aviation display at the Geelong Racecourse on February 14, was resumed…

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Melbourne Street Accident Man Killed by Tram Identity Not Established

Barrier Miner · Saturday 28 February 1920 · page 2

Frightful injuries, which resulted in his death, were sustained early on Tuesday evening by a middle-aged man in Lygon-street, North Carlton. Up to a…

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Aeroplane Accident Man Killed at Geelong Coroner's Inquiey Aviator's Explanation

Barrier Miner · Saturday 28 February 1920 · page 2

A verdict of death from injuries accidentally received through being knocked down by an aeroplane piloted by Captain Gordon Campbell Wilson, M.C.,…

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Vehicle Accidents Preacher Is Injured Daughter Also Suffers Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Monday 1 March 1920 · page 4

Rev. John Blacket had an accident on returning from fulfilling a preaching appointment at Nairne on Sunday. The vehicle in which he was capsized, and…

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South Australia Diving Fatality Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 2 March 1920 · page 2

C. Hammond died at the Renmark Hospital as the result of injuries recelved while diving in the Murray at Berri…

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Stockman Injured

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 3 March 1920 · page 4

Samuel Marshall (21) was admitted to the Hospital to-day, suffering severe injuries to the chest. Mr. Marshall was brought in from Urisino Station,…

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"Excusable Homicide" Melb. Coroner's Verdict in Brunswick Fatality

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 3 March 1920 · page 3

At the Melbourne Morgue before the coroner, Dr. R. H. Coleman inquiry was held into (the death of Hedley Dunlop, aged 25 years, a bootmaker, residing…

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Mob at Westminster Charged by Mounted Police Fifty-six Persons Injured (Reuter's Message.) London, March 1

Barrier Miner · Friday 5 March 1920 · page 1

Mounted police chartedand dispersed a crowd outside Westminster. An excited pro[?]assion of 20,000 ex-soldiers and sailors marched from Woolwich to…

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Railway Fatality Returned Soldier Run Over and Killed Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Saturday 6 March 1920 · page 5

A returned soldier was juniorer by a train between Gatton and Grantham, and was killed. There was a soldier's discharge in one of deceased's pockets,…

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Railway Fatality Returned Soldier. Run Over and Killed Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Saturday 6 March 1920 · page 3

A returned soldier was ran-over by a train between Gatton and Grantham, and was killed. There was a soldier's discharge; in one of deceased's pockets,…

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Motor Accident Five Persons Injured Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 8 March 1920 · page 4

A motor smash took place early this morning on Bridge-road, Pyrmont. A car [?]erved and crashed into a telegraph post. The injured were:…

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Flight to the Cape Silver Queen Machine Crashes at Bulawayo Aviators Slightly Injured (Reuter's Message.) Capetown, March 5

Barrier Miner · Monday 8 March 1920 · page 1

Reuter's Livingstone correspondent says, that the Silver Queen aeroplane has left for Bulawayo. Previously it attempted to rise from the muddy…

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Heavy Rain Falls in Several Country Districts Fatality at Yqung Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 9 March 1920 · page 1

Heavy rain has fallen in several country districts. and some towns are under water. The whole district of Young was…

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Child Dies From Scalding Accident in a Kitchen

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 9 March 1920 · page 2

Margaret Hill, aged 15 months, died at her parents' residence, 197 Bra[?]street, last night from What was said to he the after-effects of scalding, lt…

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Accident to a Carpenter Four Toes Are Broken

Barrier Miner · Friday 12 March 1920 · page 1

Charles Strombeck, a carpenter, employed at the North Mine, had four [?]es of his left foot broken this morning. He had been making a…

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Collision in Oxide-street Bicycle and Motor-car

Barrier Miner · Saturday 13 March 1920 · page 3

At about 6 o'clock on Thursday night a collision between a bicycle and motor-car occurred in Oxide-street, as the result of which Mr. J. T. Sprigg…

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Collision in Oxide-street Bicycle and Motor-car

Barrier Miner · Saturday 13 March 1920 · page 4

At about 6 o'clock on Thursday night a collision between a bicycle and motor-car occurred in Oxide-street, as the result of which Mr. J. T. Spri[?]…

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Racehorses Collide Two Killed Jockey Seriously Injured

Barrier Miner · Saturday 13 March 1920 · page 2

One ot the most remarkable accidents ever known on an Australian racecourse occurred at Sandown Park on Wednesday (says the "Age")…

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Child Dies in Hospital Victim of an Accident

Barrier Miner · Monday 15 March 1920 · page 4

Colin Walter Dickeson (15 months), who was reported in to-day's First Edition of "The Miner" to be dangerously ill in the Hospital, died shortly…

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Accident at Mincary Death of an Aged Man

Barrier Miner · Monday 15 March 1920 · page 4

The police this afternoon received an official telegram from Cockburn stating that a man named Edward Hart, 71 years of age, had died at Mingary…

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