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Broken Hill & the Far West · Accidents

Accidents, 1924

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Jockey O'connor Injured Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 2 January 1924 · page 1

Frank O'Connor, a well-known jockey, was seriously injured through his mount falling in the Maiden Handicap at the Goulbum races yesterday…

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Five Persons Are Tnjdred in Motor Car Collision

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 2 January 1924 · page 1

About midnight on Wednesday a motor car smash occurred at the corned of Guines-street and Cemetery-road, when a ear, occupied by six persons,…

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New South Wales. Five Motorists Injured Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 2 January 1924 · page 1

The blowing out of a tyre caused a motor car to capsize at Prospect, near Parramatta, last night, and the five occupants were pinned underneath. All…

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VIGTORIA. (Continued from Page 1.) Cyclist Injured Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 2 January 1924 · page 4

H. Argyle (20), son of Dr. Argyle, of Toorak, was cycling along the beach road when a child ran in front Of him. Swerving to avoid the child the cyclist…

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Cycling R. G. Woof Is Injured at Narracoorte Sports

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 2 January 1924 · page 1

In the Carrington Handicap at the Narracoorte sports as the held bunched round a turn Reckwick ran out wide and fell, receiving a shaking and…

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Victoria. Killed in Motor Accident Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 2 January 1924 · page 1

A motor car, traveling at a last pace, swerved to pass another motor car near Bright. Victoria, yesterday, and overturned. Bryan Almeda, a…

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Fital Motor Accident. Mother and Son Dead and Two Daughters Hurt Toowoomba

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 2 January 1924 · page 1

A man named Taylor was driving a motor car containing his wife, Grace, agid 44, two sons and a daughter down a mountain side when the motor…

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Gun Accidentally Explodes and Injures Little Girl Wellington (N.Z.), January 2

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 2 January 1924 · page 4

Noel Register, nine years of age, was playing with a gun at Waikakah, near Blenheim, on Monday when it exploded, blowing off half the face of…

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Accident on Picnic Train

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 2 January 1924 · page 1

A lad named Cole, who is believed to reside at South Broken Hill, attempted to get off the picnic train at Stephens Creek yesterday before it had…

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Young Girl Drowned Muswellbrook

Barrier Miner · Thursday 3 January 1924 · page 1

Alma M'Hugh (18) was drowned at M'Cully's Crossing while swimming in the river last night. A number of others were in the water at the time…

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Young Man Drowned in Effort to Save Girl

Barrier Miner · Thursday 3 January 1924 · page 4

On Saturday afternoon Chartes Alfied Cassell, aged 24 years, a native of Waithuistovv, England, was drowned in Lake Moodemere, near Rutherglen…

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Member of Bathing Party Drowned in View of Wife

Barrier Miner · Thursday 3 January 1924 · page 3

Several parties of visitors organised a motor boat trip to the ocean beach on Monday to indulge in surf bathing (says a Maliacoota message in the…

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Two Motorists Injured in Contests at Gawler

Barrier Miner · Thursday 3 January 1924 · page 3

The Motor Cycle Club insists on riders in races wearing crash helmets, and their action was justified during the contests on the Gawler racecourse…

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Woman Severely Injured When Motor & Trap Collide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 3 January 1924 · page 4

An accident occurred at the corner of Russell and Latrobe streets, near the City Court buildings. Melbourne, at 8.50 p.m. on Monaay, when a…

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Attempt to Save Her Son Ends in Drowning Oe Mother Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 3 January 1924 · page 1

Mrs. Laura Wood (43) was drowned in a deep hole at Arncliffe yesterday afternoon when trying to save ber son Arthur aged 12. who was in a…

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Collision in Thames. a Steamer Damaged (Reuter's Message.) London, January 2

Barrier Miner · Thursday 3 January 1924 · page 4

The steamer Somerset arrived in London from Adelaide with a damaged how as the result of a collision in the Thames mouth with an oil tanker, the…

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Train Over Embankment. 4 Persons Killed & 5 INJURED (Reuter's Message.) Capetown, January 2

Barrier Miner · Thursday 3 January 1924 · page 4

A Graaff Remet message states that two women and two children were killed and fire persons injured in a railway accident yesterday. A tram…

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Death From Injuries Following Train Accident Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 3 January 1924 · page 1

Charles Hayes, a resident of Parramatta, was attempting to board a train which was in motion at Lidcombe station last night when he fell…

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Accident at Proprietary

Barrier Miner · Thursday 3 January 1924 · page 4

When John Kelly was rigging a machine underground at the Proprietarv mine this afternoon a piece of timber fell on the fourth finger of his…

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Barrier Miner. Thursday, January 3, 1924. Motor Car Accidents

Barrier Miner · Thursday 3 January 1924 · page 2

ONE of too outstanding features of the Christamas holidays was the large number of motor accidents which resulted aithor in death or sarious injury to…

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