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Broken Hill & the Far West · Accidents

Accidents, 1927

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A Boating Tragedy Seven Persons Drowned in Queensland River Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 8 February 1927 · page 1

While a party of 12 persons was rowing in a boat on the Condamine River last night the craft capsized. The whole of the members of the party…

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A Motor Car Smash Six Persons Injured Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 8 February 1927 · page 2

Six persons were injured in a motor car smash on the Melbourne-road near Bendigo yesterday morning. Three of them were seriously hurt and the…

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Railway Collision Five Trucks Destroyed Perith

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 9 February 1927 · page 1

A serious railway accident occurred at Midland Junction. 10 miles from Perth shortly before 1[?] on Tuesday night, when a suburban…

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Vessels in Collision Wooden Barge Sunk Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 9 February 1927 · page 1

The Broken Hill Proprietary Company's seamer Iron [?] when leaving for [?] yesterday bumped a small wooden [?] at its moorings…

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Injured a Detective Man Given Imprisonment and Ordered Whipping Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 9 February 1927 · page 1

A sentence of two years' imprisonment with a whipping of 15 strokes with the "cat" was imposed on Montford Jones (2l) who was convicted of…

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Bus and Car Collide Several Persons Injured in an Adelaide Street Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 9 February 1927 · page 1

A motor car collided will a motor bus driven by Clarence C. Burchell at the intersection of Currie-street and West-terrace last night. Miss Holly…

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Motor Car Smash Six Persons Injured

Barrier Miner · Thursday 10 February 1927 · page 4

As the result of a motor car striking a tram standard a short distance to the north of the City Bridge, King William-road, Adelaide,…

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Plane Passenger Killed in a Forced Landing Pilot Seriously Injured [?]

Barrier Miner · Thursday 10 February 1927 · page 1

Alex M'Pherson, works manager of Waugh and Josephson, engineers, was killed, and Mr. Welby was seriously injured when an aeroplane belonging…

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Mine Worker Injured

Barrier Miner · Friday 11 February 1927 · page 4

K.R. Rombrey suffered a punctured wound in the thigh through failing on a nail while working at the North mine to-day. After being attended…

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Jockey Fatally Injured Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 11 February 1927 · page 1

While riding the racehorse Kidlaw, at the Warwick Form course yesterday, William John Smith (17) was killed. He was exercising the horse when it…

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The Royal Tour Midshipman Injured by Fall From a Horse a Native Entertainment (By Wireless from Renown.) Nukuhiya, February 9

Barrier Miner · Friday 11 February 1927 · page 4

To-day was an absolutely free day for the Renown party until the evening and everybody was left to his own devices which mostly took the…

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Collision in Blende-street

Barrier Miner · Saturday 12 February 1927 · page 4

About 11.30 o'clock this morning a collision occurred in Blende-street between a motor bus and a motor cycle. It is stated that the White Lily motor…

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Mixe Workers Injured

Barrier Miner · Saturday 12 February 1927 · page 4

P. Fideli had his scalp lacerated by a piece of ore which came away from the back when he was working on the…

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Mine Workers Injured

Barrier Miner · Saturday 12 February 1927 · page 2

P. Fideli had his scalp lacerated by a piece of are which came away from the back when he was working on the 400ft. level of the North mine [?]…

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The Royal Tour Midshipman Injured by Fall From a Horse a Native Entertainment (By Wireless from Renown.) Nukuhiva, February 9

Barrier Miner · Saturday 12 February 1927 · page 8

Today was an absolutely free day for the Renown party until the evening, and everybody was left to his own devices, which mostly took the…

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Sydney Street Accident Woman and Children Run Down by Ambulance Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 12 February 1927 · page 1

An ambulance waggon attached to the Central district station ran down a woman and two children while speeding to the scene of an accident last…

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Sydney Street Accident Woman and Children Run Down by Ambulance Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 12 February 1927 · page 2

An ambulance waggon attached to the Central district station ran down a woman and two children while speeding to the scene of an accident last…

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Rescued From Drowning Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 14 February 1927 · page 1

T. Maldon, of Elwood, rescued two boys from drowning when he dived into the water fully clothed at Elwood Beach on Saturday. Robert Graham…

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South Australia a Motorist Injured Moonla

Barrier Miner · Monday 14 February 1927 · page 1

Suffering from a broken [?] and a fractured skull. A. [?] [?] an agent, of Moo[?] was admitted to the Balaklava Hospital on saturday where…

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New South Wales Electrician Injured Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 14 February 1927 · page 4

Mathew Mooney [?]. an electrician, of Randwick, was seriously injured while working at Tooth's brewery to-day. He fell about 10ft. on to a…

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