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Broken Hill & the Far West · Accidents

Accidents, 1926

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Railway Fatality Man Dies of Injuries and Another Badly Hurt Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 January 1926 · page 1

One fatal result has followed the collision on Tuesday at Point Nepean railway crossing. Mr. George Cook, aged 27 years, who was badly injured…

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Two Miners Entombed by Collapse of Dump Third Man Injured Hobart

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 January 1926 · page 1

Two miners, John Bastick and James Allen, were working in a dump hole at the Brisies mines yesterday when a tailings dump slipped into it…

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Accident at Central Mine

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 January 1926 · page 2

When J. Manning, a miner, was assisting to put up a [?]quare set at the Central mine last night he was struck on the head by a length of timber,…

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Live Wire Accidents

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 January 1926 · page 2

Joseph Southee, an employee of the Manawatu Aroma Power Board, whilo working at Feilding, near the top of a pole, touched a live wire and was…

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Man Considered Drowned Makes His Reappearance Wellington

Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 January 1926 · page 2

John Wiggan (38) yesterday drove a horse and sulky into a dam. The sulky evidently capsized and the horse was drowned. When a search was…

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Storm at Ipswich Boy Drowned in River. Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 January 1926 · page 5

During a beary storm at ipswich taree boys took refuge in the mouth of a sewer but t sudden outnish of water washed them into the Bremer…

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Level Crossing Smash Two Boys Injured Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 January 1926 · page 1

Two boys. Jack Wright and Frank Kingswell, were driving in a buggy over a lovel crossing near Maffra. Victoria, when they were struck hy…

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Man Considered Drowned Makes His Re Appe a Ranch Wellington

Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 January 1926 · page 1

Join Wiggan (38) yesterday drove a horse and sulky into a dam. The sulky evidently capsized and the horse was drowned. When a search was…

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Fatal Railway Accident Sydney. Sutuerday

Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 January 1926 · page 1

Arthur Pool, a railway employee. met a dreadful death near Kurri Kurri yesterday whhen he fell under a train. His left leg and arm were severed and…

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Fatal Railway Accident Sydney, Sotnrday

Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 January 1926 · page 2

Arthur Peel, a railway employee. met a dreadinl death near Kurri Kurri yesterday when he fell under a train. His left leg and arm were severed and…

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Boy Drowned in River Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 January 1926 · page 3

Eric Taylor (9), of Liverpool, was drowned in the Georges River on Sunday. An attempt at rescue failed. The body was recovered three quarters…

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Two Newsboys Injured Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 January 1926 · page 3

Two newsboys were counting their takings on the steps of the Commercial Bank, at the corner of Malvernroad and Chapel-street when they were…

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Two Members of Party Drowned Ts Tasmania Launceston

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 January 1926 · page 3

While a number of men belonging to a picnic party were bathing at East Beach, Low Head, on Sunday afternoon. Norman Dell (50) and Walter…

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Man and Horse Drowned Crossing Flooded Creek Glen Innes

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 January 1926 · page 3

Len Hatcher, of Yealarbon, was drowned in attempting to cross Rocky Creek which was running a banker. He left his home in a sulky and that…

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Boy on Tricycle Killed and Companion Injured Sydney, Monday

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 January 1926 · page 3

A boy named Francis O'Dwyer was killed and another lad Norman Cochrane was injured when the tricycles they were riding collided with a motor…

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Four Persons Injured by Collapse of Verandah Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 January 1926 · page 3

The collapse of a verandah in St. Peter's last night resulted in injuries to two women and two children. All the victims were conveyed to hospital…

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Minor Accidents

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 January 1926 · page 1

Robert Edes, a miner at the Proprietary mine, was treated at the outpatients' department of the Hospital On Saturday night for an injury to a…

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Fatalities and Accidents Death in Cinema Theatre Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 January 1926 · page 3

Lizzie Allen (76), of 228 Bridge-road, Richmond, attended a cinema theatre in Bridge-road with her husband and daughter on Saturday night. She…

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Arm Badly Torn Accident to Mill Boy. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 12 January 1926 · page 1

While brushing down machinery at the flour mill of the Adelaide Milling Company at Mnndy-street, Port Adelaide, yesterday morning. Lawrence…

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Rescued From Drowning

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 13 January 1926 · page 6

A ferryman's promptness averted a stragedy at Mokan on Monday (says a New Zealand message in the "Advertiser"). A motor car, driven on to a…

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