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Broken Hill & the Far West · Accidents

Accidents, 1924

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Accident at British Mine

Barrier Miner · Saturday 19 January 1924 · page 4

A nan named Jack Tomich slipp[?] between the ladderway and some timber while working on the 1100ft. level of the British mine last night and…

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Fatal Motor Accident. Man and Girl Killed and Two Others Injured Perth

Barrier Miner · Monday 21 January 1924 · page 1

A motor car driven by Mr. J. Cockram, postmaster at Mogumber, capsised when descending a steep hill. Mr. Cockram and his younger daughter…

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Husband and Wife Injured When Vehicles Collide Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Monday 21 January 1924 · page 4

On Saturday afternoon a collision occurred on the Bay-road between a motor car and a horse-drawn vehicle. Mr. G. C. Braund, a popular polo…

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Explosion on Train. Fireman Severely Injured by Detonator Left in Coal Wellington (N.Z.), January 20

Barrier Miner · Monday 21 January 1924 · page 4

While a train was travelling between Burnham and Rolleston a fireman named Swanson was stoking, when a terrific explosion in the furnace blew…

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300 Boys Fall From Balcony When Railing Collapsed to of Them Injured (Reuter's Message.) New York, January 19

Barrier Miner · Monday 21 January 1924 · page 1

At Brooklyn the balcony railing of a building in which an indoor athletic meeting was being held collapsed and 300 boys went hurling to the floor…

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Motor Car Accident. Five Men Are Injured When Motor Bumps Tree Perth

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 22 January 1924 · page 1

Containing five men, a motor car was proceeding from Busselton to Nannup yesterday when the driving wheel came off and the motor car ran into a tree…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 22 January 1924 · page 2

While working on tho 1000ft. level of the British mine to-day A. E. Daniels attempted to lift a truck on the line, but in doing so badl- strained his back…

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Sooth Australia. Vehicles in Collision Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 23 January 1924 · page 2

The corner of Hutt and Carrington streets was on Tuesday afternoon the scene of a collision between one of the latest Tramway Trust's large bogie…

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Injured by Motor Car Eden Valley

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 23 January 1924 · page 2

On Monday night Mr. B. Boehm was about to pass an approaching charaban[?] on a bicycle in the main street when a motor car approached at a rapid pace…

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Six Persons Injured When Vehicles Collide Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 24 January 1924 · page 1

A motor 'bus and tramcar collided at Broadmeadows, near Newcastle. yesterday and five young women and a man were injured. The 'bus was…

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South Australia. Injured by a Fall Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 24 January 1924 · page 1

At Norton Summit on Monday Ronald Smith was picking apples when the limb of a tree he was on snapped. He fell and his leg was caught in the…

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A Bicycle Accident Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 24 January 1924 · page 1

Yesterday evening a bey named William Marsh, of Hackney-road, Hackney, was riding a bicycle along Montefiore-road towards the Torrens…

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Mining Accidents

Barrier Miner · Thursday 24 January 1924 · page 2

When George Borg was working underground at the South mine last night a scat flew off the hammer his mate was using and struck him in the…

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Accident at Proprietary

Barrier Miner · Friday 25 January 1924 · page 4

Jack Zahoff was spitting a fuse at the 1200ft. level of the Proprietary mine to-day when his lighted candle went out. and before he had time to…

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New South Wales. Four Persons Are Injured in a Street Collision Sydney Satarday

Barrier Miner · Saturday 26 January 1924 · page 1

Owing to a Collnaon on the. Botany road on Friday afternoon between a tramcar and a steam roller four persons were injured. The [?]p was…

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Injured by Hot Tar Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 26 January 1924 · page 1

Cecil Hill (21) was driving a municipal tank filled with hot tar at Balmoral yesterday afternoon when one of the shafts broke. Hill fell to the road…

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Injured by Hot Tar Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 26 January 1924 · page 2

Cecil Hill (21) was driving a manicipal tank filled with hot tar at Balmoral yesterday afternoon when one of the shafts broke. Hill fell to the road…

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Cyclists Collide. M. Jenkins Injured and Taken to Hospital

Barrier Miner · Saturday 26 January 1924 · page 1

M. Jenkins, a cyclisit, Was admitted to the Hospital this afternoon suffering from injuries to the head and the little finger of the right hand, lt is stated…

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Accident at Proprietary

Barrier Miner · Saturday 26 January 1924 · page 8

Jack Zahoff was spitting a fuse at the 1200ft. level of the Proprietary mine to-day when his lighted candle went out. and before'ho had time…

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Motorists Are Injured in Collision of Vehicles Peterborough

Barrier Miner · Monday 28 January 1924 · page 4

A motor car from Yongala collided with another from Peterborough at 8 o'clock on Saturday night. The cars must have been travelling at between…

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