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Broken Hill & the Far West · Accidents

Accidents, 1922

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Aeroplane Crash in New Zealand Pilot Fatally Injured

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 3 January 1922 · page 4

The Canterbury Aviation Company's Avro machine was flying from Kaikoura to Christchurch when it crashed near Motunau. (says a Wellington,…

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Bomb in Market Place So Injured at Dinkeisbuehl (Reuter's Message.) London, January 2

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 3 January 1922 · page 1

Reuter'S Berlin correspondent reports that a bomb was thrown in a crowded market at Dinkeisbuehl (Bavaria). Fifty persons were wounded, 20 of…

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Burning Accident

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 3 January 1922 · page 2

Mrs. Hastings, who Teosived treatment at the Hospital last week for burns received to the face, hands and feet as the result of some hot fat…

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Aeroplane Crash in New Zealand Pilot Fatally Injured

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 4 January 1922 · page 4

The Canterbury Aviation Company's Avro machine was flying from Kaikoura to Christchurch when it crashed near Motunau. (says a Wellington,…

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Bookmaker Fatally Injured in Brighton Board Nc-house Two Others Wounded

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 4 January 1922 · page 1

While scores of people in North Brighton were waiting up to see the old year out, five revolver shots were fired in a weatherboard villa, and in…

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German Steamer Capsizes in a Gale in the North Sea 7 Drowned and 5 MISSING (Reuter's Message.) London, January 3

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 4 January 1922 · page 1

Seven persons were drowned and five others are missing as the result of the capsizing of the German steamer Fehmarn in the North Sea in a gale…

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Boxer Fatally Injured

Barrier Miner · Thursday 5 January 1922 · page 3

A london cable message states that Tom Simmonetti, a well-known Glasgow boxer, was fighting Willie Devanney, and was knocked out in the eighth…

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Dog Goes for Assistance for His Injured Master

Barrier Miner · Friday 6 January 1922 · page 4

The story of how a dog saved his master's life became public on Tuesday (reports the Sydney correspondent of the "Register"). On Monday a…

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Explosion on Creek Destroyer 21 Killed and 42 INJURED (Reuter's Message.) London, January 6

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 January 1922 · page 1

Reuter's Athens correspondent reports that 21 members of the crew were killed and 42 injured by an explosion on a Greek destroyer which…

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Accidents

Western Grazier · Saturday 7 January 1922 · page 2

A couple of minor accidents, not directly connected with the storm, occurred during the holidays. In one instance the second youngest child of…

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Accident at British Mine

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 January 1922 · page 4

James Buxton, while working a machine on one of the levels at the British mine this afternoon, had the top of a finger of the left hand severed…

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Colonel Harvey & Mr. Steed Injured in Motor Collision (Reuter's Message.) Cannes, January 9

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 10 January 1922 · page 4

Colonel Harvey, U.S.A. Ambassador to London, and Mr. Wickham Steed, editor of "The Times," were motoring to have a game of golf, when a second…

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Railway Fatality Guard Run Down Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 10 January 1922 · page 1

Thomas Edward Marden (28), a railway guard, lately living at Rockdale, met his death in a shocking manner last night. He was run down by a…

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Accident in Chloride Street

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 10 January 1922 · page 2

At about 7.30 o'clock last night a little girl, who lives in Chloride-street, off Cobalt-street, was knocked down by a motor cyclist while she was playing…

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Double Boating Fatality Two Young Brothers Drowned 150 Yards From Botany Pier Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 11 January 1922 · page 2

Two brothers, Alfred and George Williams, lately living at Botany-road, aged ll and 12 years respectively, were drowned as the result of a boating…

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Railway Fatality Young Woman the Victim Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 12 January 1922 · page 4

Lieutenant E. Evans, a Salvation Army officer, aged 20, while on her way to her first appointment at a maternity home in Perth, was killed at the Nhill…

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Rifle Range Fatality. Safety Rules Adopted

Barrier Miner · Friday 13 January 1922 · page 4

Major Locke, who was president of the special court which sat at Ballarat to inquire info the circumstances attending the rifle accident which…

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Nhill Railway Fatality Eye-witness' Story

Barrier Miner · Saturday 14 January 1922 · page 2

News of a railway accident at Nhill as the result of which Miss Hazel Evans, aged 18 years, met with a terribie death, was brought to Adelaide…

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Nhill Railway Fatality Eye-witness' Story

Barrier Miner · Saturday 14 January 1922 · page 1

News of a railway accident at Nhill, as the result of which Miss Hazel Evans, aged 18 years, met with a terrible death, was brought to Adelaide…

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Rifle Range Fatality Safety Rules Adopted

Barrier Miner · Saturday 14 January 1922 · page 4

Major Locke, who was president of the special court which sat at Ballarat to inquire into the circumstances attending the rifle accidont which…

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