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Broken Hill & the Far West · Accidents

Accidents, 1924

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Train Strikes Motor Car. Man Killed Instantly Another Fatally Injured Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 9 January 1924 · page 2

Yesterday afternoon a collision occurred near Saddleworth between a motor car and a south-bound train which left Terowie at 1.45 p.m…

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Railway Fatality. Express Kills New Arrival and Injures Another Man Third Man's Lucky Escape Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 9 January 1924 · page 4

The first division of the Melbourne to Sydney express was responsible for a tiagedv at Kilmore yesterday. One man was killed and another severely…

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Man Twice Injured

Barrier Miner · Thursday 10 January 1924 · page 4

Mr. William Harbon is unfortunate when he handles horses (says a Sydney message in the "Advertiser"). On Monday he was riding an…

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Accident at Proprietary

Barrier Miner · Thursday 10 January 1924 · page 2

W. Armstrong had his left thumb broken and the index finger of the left hand severely lacerated through being hit by some falline timber…

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Saved From Drowning Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 11 January 1924 · page 2

Two little girls, members of a swimming class at tba San Souci baths, yesterday got into difficulties. Lora Everingham (10) swam out and saved…

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Rescued From Drowning Port Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Friday 11 January 1924 · page 2

Yesterday afternoon James Castillo, a fireman on the steamer Riverina, fell into the river between the wharf and the side of the ship when about to…

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Drowned in Rufus Creek. No Details to Hand

Barrier Miner · Friday 11 January 1924 · page 1

A telegram has been received by the local police from Cal Lal, near Wentworth, stating that a man named Joseph Canavan was drowned in Rufus…

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Fatal Gun Accident

Barrier Miner · Friday 11 January 1924 · page 4

At Serviceton on Sunday afternoon Mr. Frank Alfred Hahn (23), accompanied by his nephew, Arnold Hahn (7), and a younger cousin, went…

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Fatal Shunting Accident Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 11 January 1924 · page 2

Robert Sharp, a laborer at the Newcastle steel works, was fatally crushed during shunting operations yesterday…

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Accident in Mill. Machinery on First Floor Falls on Workers Below 42 Persons Still Buried (Reuter's Message.) London, January 10

Barrier Miner · Friday 11 January 1924 · page 4

Over 30 employees of the Zetland spinning mills, Bradford, were buried this morning by the collapse of the roof of the building, which brought…

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Rescued From Drowning Grafton

Barrier Miner · Saturday 12 January 1924 · page 4

W. Logan, a ferryman of the Dobic-street punt, yesterday heard cries for assistance from two young girls who were bathing and had got into…

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Rescued From Drowning Grafton

Barrier Miner · Saturday 12 January 1924 · page 2

W. Logan, a ferryman of the Dobie-stroet punt, yesterday heard cries for assistance from two young girls who were bathing and had got into…

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Accident in Mill. Machinery on First Floor Falls on Workers Below 12 Persons Still Buried (Reuter's Message.) London, January 10

Barrier Miner · Saturday 12 January 1924 · page 8

Over 30 employees of the Zetland spinning mills, Bradford, were buried this morning by the collapse of the roof of the building, which brought…

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Accident at Foundry. Mr. R. J. Hooper Burned in Dropping a Furnace

Barrier Miner · Saturday 12 January 1924 · page 2

A serious accident happened at Hooper's foundry in Cornish-street, Railway Town, last night, by which Mr. R. J. Hooper, the proprietor, was…

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Accident at North Mine

Barrier Miner · Saturday 12 January 1924 · page 2

At the 1400ft. level of the North mine yesterday some bad ground was noticed hanging. L. Roberts, a miner, was in the act of getting a bar to…

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Accident at North Mine

Barrier Miner · Saturday 12 January 1924 · page 4

At the 1400ft. level of the North mine yesterday some bad ground was noticed hanging. L. Roberts, a miner, was in the act of getting a bar to…

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Fatal Gun Accident

Barrier Miner · Saturday 12 January 1924 · page 8

At Serviceton on Sunday afternoon Mr. Frank Alfred Hahn (23), accompanied by his nephew, Arnold Hahn (7), and a younger cousin, went…

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Accident at Foundry. Mr. R. J. Hooper Burned in Dropping a Furnace

Barrier Miner · Saturday 12 January 1924 · page 5

A serious accident happened at Hooper's foundry in Cornish-street, Railway Town, last night, by which Mr. R. J. Hooper, the proprietor, was…

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South Australia. Fatal Collision Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Monday 14 January 1924 · page 4

While riding a bicycle along Currie-street this morning Leslie Satchwell, of Sixth-street, Bowden, collided with a lorry belonging to Silbert Sharp, and…

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Tramcars Collide. Four Persons Injured But None of Them Seriously Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Monday 14 January 1924 · page 4

On Saturday afternoon last after the last race at Victoria Park racecourse two through tramcars collided near the corner of Stewart and Victoria avenues…

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