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Broken Hill & the Far West · Accidents

Accidents, 1923

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German Document Seized Advocating Resistance a Pithead Fatality (United Service Message.) London, February 19

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 20 February 1923 · page 1

The London "Daily Mail" Essen correspondent reports that the French have seized documents which give the Germans instructions for fomenting…

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Fire at an Asylum Twenty-five Inmates Killied Many Others Injured New York, February 18

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 20 February 1923 · page 1

Wards Island lunatic asylum was partly destroyed by fire and 22 inmates and three male nurses killed. Many more inmates were injured…

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Railway Smash 12 People Killed & 30 Injured Express Runs Into Goods at French Railway Station (Reuter's Message.) Paris, February 19

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 20 February 1923 · page 1

The Strasburg express travelling at 50 miles an hour crashed into a shunting goods train at Pont-a-Binson station…

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Injured in Ship's Hold

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 21 February 1923 · page 1

"While working the hold of the steamer Time at the Ocean Steamers Wharf on Tuesday morning F. J. Skelly, a married man, residing at…

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Injured at Central Mine

Barrier Miner · Thursday 22 February 1923 · page 3

S. Senior while trying to get away from some falling ground at the Central mine last night fell and injured his stomach. Dr. Hains attended Mr…

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Mine Workers Injured

Barrier Miner · Friday 23 February 1923 · page 4

W. Crocker, a boilermaker, was working in the South mine boiler shop today when he fell on a sheet of iron and injured his head. After receiving…

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Charge of Manslaughter Against Motor Car Driver Two Deaths Follow Accident

Barrier Miner · Friday 23 February 1923 · page 4

Having completed Christmas shopping on Saturday morning, December 23, a. party of young women were returning home in.a motor car,driven…

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Mine Workers Injured

Barrier Miner · Saturday 24 February 1923 · page 8

W. Crocker, a boliermaker, was working in the South mine boiler shop yesterday when he fell on sheet of iron and injured his head. After receiving…

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Two Men Injured

Barrier Miner · Saturday 24 February 1923 · page 1

Samson Hunkin, a worker at the North mine mill, was admitted to the Hospital this afternoon suffering with a splinter in one of his legs. After…

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Charge of Manslaughter Against Motor Car Driver Two Deaths Follow Accident

Barrier Miner · Saturday 24 February 1923 · page 8

Having completed Christmas shopping on Saturday morning, December 23, a party of young women were returning home in a motor car, driven…

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Mine Worker Injured

Barrier Miner · Monday 26 February 1923 · page 4

T. Griffiths, while engaed at the North mine this afternoon, had his head severely lacerated by a belt which he came in contact with. Mr. Griffiths…

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South Australia Injured Dy Bursting Bottle Adelaide, Holiday

Barrier Miner · Monday 26 February 1923 · page 1

Hedley Jennings, of Jetty Hotel, Glenelg, was [?] bottles of soda water on Friday morning when a bottle burst inflicting a large circular cut on…

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Motor Boat Racing Collision on Port River in Championship Events Inquiry to Be Held Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Monday 26 February 1923 · page 1

An aggregation of unfortunate incidents almost without parallel in the history of Australasian championships, occurred during the motor boat races…

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Mine Worker Injured

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 27 February 1923 · page 4

H. B. Hoare, while at work on the 970ft. level at the South mine to-day, had one of his feet bruised by a falling stone. After receiving attention at the…

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ACCIDENTS Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 27 February 1923 · page 1

While working in the hold of the steamer [?] at No. 1 Quay, Port Adelaide, on Monday William Henry Bastian, married, and residing at Royal…

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English Express Collision

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 28 February 1923 · page 4

A cable message from London, dated February 28, states that a coroner and jury inquired into the railway collision which occurred on February 13, owing…

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Drowned in the Murray Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 28 February 1923 · page 1

A report from Mildura states that Percy Bigar, a young man from Black, wood, near Woodend, who had been working on a vine block at…

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Former Broken Hill Jockey Injured at Warrnambool

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 28 February 1923 · page 1

According to a letter received in Broken Hill to-day A. Finley, formerly of Broken Hill, but now a cross-country rider in Victoria, suffered slight…

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Wood Sawyer Injured Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 1 March 1923 · page 4

Ernest Headon (35) residing at Hocking-place, Adelaide, who was in charge of a circular saw at the Mile End woodyard of Mr. Josiah Thomas,…

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Express in Collision (Reuter's Message.) London, March 1

Barrier Miner · Friday 2 March 1923 · page 1

Reuter's Mayence correspondent, rerports that in consequence of a mistake by a pointsman, one man was killed and 13 injured in a collision between…

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