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Broken Hill & the Far West · Accidents

Accidents, 1925

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Workman Injured Block Fell on His Head Fracturing His Skull Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 10 January 1925 · page 1

Yesterday afternoon Ronald Monks, residing in Montpelier-street. Exeter, was working at Poole and Steel's works, Osborne, when a block fell on him and…

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Workman Injured Block Fell on His Head Fracturing His Skull Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 10 January 1925 · page 10

Yesterday afternoon Ronald Monks, residing in Montpelier-street. Exeter, was working at Poole and Steel's works, Osborne, when a block fell on him and…

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Loaded Motor [?]Bus and Tram Collide at North Sydney One Passenger Injured Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 10 January 1925 · page 9

A fully-loaded motor 'bus and a crowded tram[?]crashed together at the entrance of the suspension bridge over[?] Middle Harbor, North Sydney, this…

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Accident to Coach Three Horses Are Recovered After Fall Down Cliff Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 10 January 1925 · page 9

The mail coach from Forrest to Appollo Bay, with 17 passengers aboard, nearly plunged 200ft. into a gorge at Mount Sabine. The coach…

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Man's Leg Injured

Barrier Miner · Monday 12 January 1925 · page 1

James Collins was found in Crystal-street on Saturday night suffering from an injury to his right leg. He stated that he fell off of a seat and…

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South Australia Motor Cycling Fatality Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Monday 12 January 1925 · page 4

W. Pinder[?] of Cranford-street, West Croydon[?] who was injured in a motor cycle accident at Southwark on Saturday night, died in the Adelaide…

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The Tuggerah Fatality Evidence at Inquest Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 12 January 1925 · page 1

An inquiry into the Tuggerah level crossing tragedy in which the Rev. Walter Marsh Herford was killed revealed a startling state of affairs in…

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Cook on River Steamer Drowned at Wentworth Inquiry to Be Held

Barrier Miner · Monday 12 January 1925 · page 1

Alexander William Coghill (40), who was employed on the river steamer Colonel as a cook, was drowned at Wentworth on Friday night…

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New South Wales (Continued from Page 1.) Drowned in Waterhole. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 12 January 1925 · page 4

William Gordon, 18 months old, fell into a waterhole yesterday afternoon at Waterloo and was drowned, despite gallant efforts at rescue…

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Man Fatally Injured on Townsville Train Had Head Out of Window. Maryborough

Barrier Miner · Monday 12 January 1925 · page 4

When the Townsville mail train reached Bundabe[?]g on Saturday night it was discovered that Robert Woods (18), cornet sol[?]ist of the Charters…

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Two Men Were Killed When Motor Car Capsized Two Others Injured. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 12 January 1925 · page 4

A motor car while travelling at a great speed at North Brighton on Saturday night overturned several times after striking a rut. Samuel Kellett…

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Three Men Injured When Motor Car Capsized Returning From L.V.R.C. RACES Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Monday 12 January 1925 · page 1

A serious motor car accident occurred opposite the Squatters' Arms Hotel, on the Port-road, outhwark, at 6 o'clock on Saturday afternoon. A…

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Storm at Balranald Several Houses Unroofed and Two Persons Injured Balranald

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 13 January 1925 · page 1

The most destructive storm ever known locally swept over Balranald yesterday afternoon. Several houses were unroofed, trees and many…

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London Fog-bound Many Minor Accidents (Reuter's Message.) London, January 12

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 13 January 1925 · page 1

A dense fog which has hung over London for the last two days is most seriously interfering with traffic in the streets and causing stoppages of the…

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Belgian Railway Collision Two Passengers Killed. (Reuter's Message.) London, January 13

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 14 January 1925 · page 1

The fog has become general over Western Europe. At Ghent (Belgium) two passenger trains collided in the fog at the Langerbrugge station, two…

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Three Men Injured on City Railway WORKS.i Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 14 January 1925 · page 4

Part of the wall of the Bathurst street section of the city railway gave away to-day and about 74 tons of rock fall about 50ft.. completely…

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Burning Accident

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 14 January 1925 · page 2

Mrs. Humphery, wife of the Rev. L. M. Humphery, of 241. Patton-street, South Broken Hill, was the victim of a burning accident on Monday…

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Accident at Proprietary

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 14 January 1925 · page 4

T. O'Grady had his shin lacerated and his thigh braised through being hit by some fulling ground while working on the 1000ft. level of the…

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New South Wales Fatal Cycling Accident. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 14 January 1925 · page 4

James Morrison (81 was riding a bicycle at Abbotsford yesterday when he ran into a motor lorry. His head was crushed and his death was…

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New South Wales Visitors to Wallacia Drowned in the Nepean Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 15 January 1925 · page 1

The third drowning accident in the Nepean River within a few weeks occurred at Wallacia yesterday when a man named Budd while swimming…

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