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Broken Hill & the Far West · Accidents

Accidents, 1926

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Trucks Derailed Accident Near Adelaide Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 16 February 1926 · page 1

Four trucks attached to a goods train hound for Snowtown were derailed between Adelaide and Mile End at 6 o'clock this morning. They…

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Duck Shooting Season Accidents in Victoria

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 16 February 1926 · page 4

Several accidents marked the openins of the duck season at Cohuna (says a Melbourne message in the "Advertiser")…

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South Australia Comment of Coroner on Motoring Fatality Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 17 February 1926 · page 4

"I find that Henry James Baker came by his death at the Hove railway crossing on February 14 through injuries received in a collision with a…

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Accident at Pinnacles

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 17 February 1926 · page 2

A Gebler, a fitter at the Pinnacles mine, was treated as an outpatient at the Hospital last night for injuries to the arm…

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South Australia Drowned in a Tank. Peterborough

Barrier Miner · Thursday 18 February 1926 · page 4

A drowning accident occurred at Paratoo on Sunday afternoon. The seven-years-old child of Mr. and Mrs. A..J. Graham with a brother aged…

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New South Wales Swimmers Injured Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 18 February 1926 · page 1

A peculiar accident occurred in the Domain Baths last night, lt is stated that a boy, Eric Lawton, dived from the first platform on the tower, a…

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Accidents on the Mines

Barrier Miner · Thursday 18 February 1926 · page 2

John Hurley, a miner at the Proprietary mine, bad the big toe of his right foot crushed last night by a truck passing over it when he was at work…

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Aeroplane Fatality University Student Killed Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Friday 19 February 1926 · page 4

Albert Freeman Greenwood, a University student undergoing training at the Point Cook flying school, was killed to-day when a plane crashed from a…

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Motor Cars Collide Six Persons Injured

Barrier Miner · Friday 19 February 1926 · page 3

Miraculous escapes from death were experienced by passengers of two motor cars which collided on the Parramotta-ro[?]d, Auburn, early yesterday…

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Aeroplane Fatality University Student Killed Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 20 February 1926 · page 8

Albert Freeman Greenwood, a Uniyersity student undergoing training at the Point Cook flying school, was killed to-day when a plane crashed from a…

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Steamer Sinks in Collision. Vancouver, February 18

Barrier Miner · Saturday 20 February 1926 · page 8

A message from Port of Spain says:— Eleven persons perished when the Trinidad Government steamer…

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Injured by Motor Cycle Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 20 February 1926 · page 1

Lionel Vamprage (17) was knocked down by a motor cycle in the city last night. lt is stated that the driver did not stop to attend to the…

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Injured by Motor Cycle Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 20 February 1926 · page 2

Lionel Va[?]prag[?] (17) was knocked down by a moter cycle in the city last night. It is stated that the driver did not stop to attend to the…

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Accident at Nth Broken Hill

Barrier Miner · Saturday 20 February 1926 · page 1

Between ll and 11.30 o'clock this morning William Herbert Lester Chaplain of [?] Co[?]al[?]-street was riding a motor cycle along Cobalt-street near…

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Mining Accidents

Barrier Miner · Saturday 20 February 1926 · page 4

G. Polsago had a finger lacerated by a stone which fell on it when he was at work at the British mine last night. He was taken in the…

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Injured in Tram Collision Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 22 February 1926 · page 1

A sensational collision occurred between two electric trams in Lygon-street, Carlton, on Saturday night opposite the cemetery. It is reported that a…

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Drowning Accident Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Monday 22 February 1926 · page 1

While teaching a companion to swim at Dalby Justin Dillon (20) was seized with cramp and was drowned before help could arrive…

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Drowned in Baths Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 22 February 1926 · page 1

Unnoticed by hundreds bathing at the Meadow Bank baths on Saturday Charles Paterson (aged 3) sank in 5ft. of water and was drowned. He…

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Railway Inspector Injured Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 22 February 1926 · page 1

A permanent way inspector named Williams was riding a motor railway tricycle near Taree when a ballast train rounded a sharp bend less than…

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