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Broken Hill & the Far West · Accidents

Accidents, 1923

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Drowned at Cape Spencer Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 17 March 1923 · page 1

A drowning accident occurred at Cape Spencer on Sunday last, the victim being Mr. J. Topping, of Edithburgh. Mr. Topping, with another…

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Drowned at Cape Spencer Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 17 March 1923 · page 2

A drowing accident occurred at Caps Spencer on Sunday last, the voctim being Mr. J. Topping, with Edithburgh [?] Topping, with another…

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Aeroplane Crash at Bourke Three People Injured Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 17 March 1923 · page 2

The big Vickers Vulvan aeroplane landed safely yesterday at Bourke. A Bristol aeroplane accompanying the Vickers Vulcan, however, collided with…

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Aeroplane Crash at Bourke Three People Injured Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 17 March 1923 · page 1

The big Vickers Vulvan aeroplane landed safely yesterday at Bourke. A Bristol aeroplane accompanying the Vickers Vulcan, however, collided with…

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Cricket Players Slightly Injured by a Bursting Bottle Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 17 March 1923 · page 8

A mishap which might have had serious consequences occured during the luncheon adjournment at the cricket match on the Adelaide Oval to-day…

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Murder Charge Against Youth a Witness Found Drowned (United Service Message.) London, March. 16

Barrier Miner · Saturday 17 March 1923 · page 1

The missing witness in the Morgan murder case lins been found drowned in a canal at Newport. At the inquest held on March 10 into…

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Two Boys Drowned Mother Nearly Loses Life Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 19 March 1923 · page 1

In the smallarms factory dam at Lithgow on Saturday morning Cecil James M'Mahon (6 ½) and Harold George M'Mahon (4) sons of Mr. and…

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Injured at the South Mine

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 21 March 1923 · page 2

At Jthe South mine this morning S. Edwards, single, was attempting to throw off a belt when he got his right foot caught between the belt and a…

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Nurse Burned to Death Fatality at Hospital Perth

Barrier Miner · Thursday 22 March 1923 · page 1

Nurse Winnie Hickling was burned to death at a hospital at Perth yesterday as the result of an explosion of methylated spirits…

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Injured at North Mine

Barrier Miner · Friday 23 March 1923 · page 2

On the 1100ft. level of the North mine last night, at about 10.30 o'clock, Peter Panazza was barring down a piece of ground when some stone fell…

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Aeroplane Crashes. Collision with a Tree—Passengers Injured

Western Grazier · Saturday 24 March 1923 · page 2

A serious accident befell the Bristol aeroplane, which was escorting the Vickers Vulcan machine on its flight from Melbourne to Longreach. On…

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Man's Fatal Leap From Tram Wife Also Injured Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 24 March 1923 · page 1

David M'Lean (25) residing in Liverpool-road, Ashfield, jumped off a Hurlstone Park tram at 3.55 o'clock yesterday afternoon and was instantly killed…

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Feet Cut Off at Insteps Accident at Burwood Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 26 March 1923 · page 1

Harry Hedges (32) when returning from the Hawksbury races on Saturday had both his feet cut off at the in steps by the wheels of a train under…

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Motor Cyclist Killed Companion Dangerously injured A Motor Cycle Collides With Sulky At Corner Mica and Oxide Street

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 27 March 1923 · page 2

Douglas Whinnon (19), of 155 Willslane [?] Town, died in the Hospital last night, and Leslie Whittington (17), of 153 Cornish-lane Railway…

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Death of a Jockey As Result of Accident Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 27 March 1923 · page 3

The A.R.C. jockey L. J. O'Connor, who was severely injured when Linora Smile came down while competing in the 14.1 handicap at Kensington last…

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Accident at North Mine

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 27 March 1923 · page 4

R. Fwynne, while getting into a cage to-day at the North mine, fell and broke a rib. After receiving, attention at the mine, Mr. Gwynne was taken in…

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New South Wales Fatal Motor Car Accident Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 29 March 1923 · page 1

Jean Noble (7), who resided with her parents at Mosman, was knocked down and killed instantaneously by a motor car on Military-road, Mosman,…

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Level Crossing Fatality Engine Runs Into Buggy and Occupation Killed Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 31 March 1923 · page 2

At about 6.30 o' clock on Thursday night Thomas Power (40), a career, of Le[?] was run in to by a tram at Ute Goodwuod-road…

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Level Crossing Fatality Engine Runs Into Buggy and Occupant Is Killed Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 31 March 1923 · page 1

At about 6.30 o'clock on Thursday nignt Thomas Power (40), a carter, of Le [?]-street, Wayville, was run in-to by a train at the Goodwood-road…

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Motor Car Overturns a Woman Killed Other People Injured Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 31 March 1923 · page 1

A woman was killed and five people were injured, two severely, when a motor car skidded in rounding a turn in the Marsden road at Ermington,…

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