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Broken Hill & the Far West · Accidents

Accidents, 1924

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Man Warned of Trouble Injured in Motor Accident Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 4 January 1924 · page 1

Frank Paul, of Cayce Paul Motors Limited, arrived unexpectedly at a New Year's Eve dinner party at Manly. The hosterss was concerned to find that…

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Woman Drowned in Well Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 4 January 1924 · page 4

Mrs. Sophia Winchester (63), was drawing a bucket of water from a well near her frome at Blacktown yesterday when she was seized with giddiness…

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Girl Drowned in Yarra Attemting to Save Sister Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Friday 4 January 1924 · page 1

Irene M'Dougall. 10 years of age, was paddling in the Yarra River at Kew when she walked into a deep hole. Her sister, Pearl M'Dougall (16),…

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Woman Dies of Burns and Husband Injured Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 4 January 1924 · page 4

When Guy Vidier, a butcher, residing at Parramatta, returned home last night he found his wife screaming in the yard with her clothes afire…

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Vehicle Falls Over 50ft. Horse and Child Killed and Woman Badly Injured Wellington (N.Z.), January 4

Barrier Miner · Friday 4 January 1924 · page 1

Richard Bajnmond, a farmer, who was driving home in Turakina Valley in a sulky with hie wife and two children, alighted to hold the horse…

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Clem Davison Injured

Barrier Miner · Saturday 5 January 1924 · page 1

While having some practice catches, prior to the resumption of tho St. Peter's v. West match on the Western Oval this afternoon, Clem Davison, a…

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Wo[?]an Drowned in Well Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 5 January 1924 · page 8

Mrs. Sophia Winchester (63), was drawing a bucket of water from a well near her home at Blacktown, yesterday when she was seized with giddiness…

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New South WAlES. Four Boys Drowned Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 5 January 1924 · page 1

Two double drowning acotdente occurred yesterday. At Henty two boys, about 13 years of age, named Hansen Brady and Jack Planner, wera drowned…

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Woman' Dies of Burns and Husband Injured Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 5 January 1924 · page 8

When Guy Vidier, a butcher, residing at Parramatta, returned home last night he found his wife screaming in tlie yard with her clothes afire…

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Runaway Coal Trucks. £1000 Damage Reported As a Result of Collision Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 5 January 1924 · page 1

Boys are blamed for the release of 45 loaded coal tracks belonging to the Corrimal Coal Company on the railway line at Port Kembla, which ended in…

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Fatal Motor Accident. Young Woman Is Killed When Lorry Overturns Auckland (N.Z.), January 5

Barrier Miner · Saturday 5 January 1924 · page 1

A motor lorry got out of eontro while descending a steep hill and crashed into a concrete bridge and capsized into a river. Charlotte…

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Vehicles Ix Collision Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 7 January 1924 · page 1

Steven Langley was driving a motor lorry loaded with furniture at Arncliffe on Saturday night when a motor car coming from the opposite direction…

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Drowning Accident. Girl Aged 9 Years & 4 Months Drowned in Proprietary Dam

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 8 January 1924 · page 4

At about 4 o'clock to-day a little girl named Agnes May Shepley, aged nine years and four months, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Shepley…

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Injured by a Fall Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 8 January 1924 · page 3

Joseph Fl[?]ming (35), a b[?]klayer. Was working on a new Masonic [?] at Double Bay yesterday when be fell 25ft. He was taken to hospital. He…

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Storms in Victoria. Several Persons Injured Following Lightning Flash Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 8 January 1924 · page 1

Severe storms were experienced yesterday. At Geelong several persons were thrown to the ground after a vivid flash of lightning. They suffered…

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Accident at North Mine

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 8 January 1924 · page 2

G. M. Weir was filling a truck with ore from a chute on the 1400ft. level of the North mine last night when a rock rolled out on to his right foot and…

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Drowning Accident. Inquest Next

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 9 January 1924 · page 2

The inquest into tne circumstances surrounding the death of Agnes May Shepley, who was drowned in a dam in the Proprietary paddock yesterday…

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Girl Saved From Drowning Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 9 January 1924 · page 1

[?] Robertson [?] and [?] [?] two schoolboys [?] into the [?] at Frankston yesterday and [?] with great [?] Ellis Morgan [?]…

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Injured by Motor Car Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 9 January 1924 · page 2

A young Chinese boy named Willie Fong, a son of Mr. Ah Fong, of Hindley-street, was admitted to the children's Hospital yesterday. When…

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Saved From Drowning. Woman and Two Children Carrled Into Deep Water Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 9 January 1924 · page 1

Narrow escapes from drowning occurred at Glenelg yesterday. A married woman a recent arrival from England and her two daughters aged…

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