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Broken Hill & the Far West · Accidents

Accidents, 1927

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British Schooner Wrecked Seven Men Drowned (A.p.a. Message.) Vancouver, January 4

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 5 January 1927 · page 1

A message from Mexico City states that the captain and six of the crow were drowned when the British schooner Caiman, en route from Havana…

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New South Wales Three Women Injured When Motor Car Overturns Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 5 January 1927 · page 1

At Kiama yesterday a racing car driven by Lloyd Ladd, of Auburn, skidded and [?] into another car driven by Mrs. Wyndow[?] of Rozelle…

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Rolling Mountain Stone Kills a Boy Picnicker Another Lad Injured Lithgow

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 5 January 1927 · page 1

Herbert Jenkins (15) was killed as a result of being struck by a large stone which came down a mountain side Leslie Rowe (14) was admitted…

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Record Motor Accidents in Auckland, New Zealand

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 5 January 1927 · page 1

He record of fatal motor accidents in Auckland and suburbs daring the year reached a total of 40 deaths (says an Auckland message in the…

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Collision in Oxide-street

Barrier Miner · Thursday 6 January 1927 · page 3

About 6 o'clock last night a collision occurred between a motor cycle ridden by Arthur L. Mayne, of 476 Lane-lane, and a motor car driven by…

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Mine Worker Injured

Barrier Miner · Thursday 6 January 1927 · page 2

F. Brown was struck on the nose by a windlass handle when he was working on the 1000ft. level of the Junction North last night, a bone being broken…

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Drowned in the Murray Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 6 January 1927 · page 1

William Thomas Meloury (12) was bathing with some companions in the Murray River, near Moama, when he got out of his depth and was drowned…

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Explosion on Schooner 37 of Crew Injured and Three Missing (A.p.a. Message.) Vancouver, January 5

Barrier Miner · Thursday 6 January 1927 · page 1

A Baltimore message reports the death from his injuries of one of the 37 persons injured by an explosion on board the French schooner Richelieu,…

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Railway Accidents Passengers Become Alarmed at Breaking of Draw-bar Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 6 January 1927 · page 3

While a train from Hawkesbury to Sydney was passing through a tuunal on the approach to Cowan the engine was suddenly detached by the…

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Man Leaps Into River and Is Soon Drowned Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Friday 7 January 1927 · page 1

Edward Enklemann, an elderly resident of Beenleigh, was yesterday being driven across Yatala Bridge by his daughter when he renuested her to…

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S.A. Premier Injured Fingers Jammed by Lift Adelaida

Barrier Miner · Friday 7 January 1927 · page 1

Mr. L. L. Hill, the Premier, to-day suffered severe injuries to two of the fingers of his right hand. Desiring to go upstairs in the Trensury Building…

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A Bush Operation Patient Was Injured While on Shooting Trip Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 7 January 1927 · page 1

A unique surgical operation was performed yesterday in a bush hut at the bottom of Burragorang Valley, the patient being a youth named Allan…

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Burning Fatality Accidental Death Is Finding of Coroner

Barrier Miner · Saturday 8 January 1927 · page 5

In the Courthouse this morning Mr. R. C. Atkinson, coroner. held an inquest into the death of Miss Jane Martin (40) who died on January 2…

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Burning Fatality Accidental Death Is Finding of Coroner

Barrier Miner · Saturday 8 January 1927 · page 2

In the Courthouse this morning Mr. R. C. Atkinson, coroner, held an inquest into the death of Miss Jane Martin (40), who died on January [?]…

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Australian Actress Injured at New York (A.p.a. Message.) New York, January 7

Barrier Miner · Saturday 8 January 1927 · page 1

According to the newspapers Mignonne Maugher, described as a beautiful Australian actress, who came here to participate in a Broadway…

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Victoria Saved From Drowning Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 10 January 1927 · page 3

A boy named Vincent Walters was playing with some companions on the sea front at Sorrento on Saturday when he fell into a large pool in the rocks,…

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Man and House Drowned. Launceston

Barrier Miner · Monday 10 January 1927 · page 3

Rolt Cox (21) and his horse were carried away by the current and drowned while attempting to cross Forth River…

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Two Men and Woman Saved From Drowning Griffith

Barrier Miner · Monday 10 January 1927 · page 3

By clasping hands and farming a living chain swimmers rescued two men and a woman who were being swept away by a strong current in the…

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Racing Cyclist Injured. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 10 January 1927 · page 3

Seven riders came down in the five miles scratch race at the Sydney Sports Ground on Saturday night. Horace Horder suffered slight concussion of the…

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People Injured at Manly Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 10 January 1927 · page 3

Many persons were injured one Woman seriously when a large steel cable attached to a Ferris wheel broke at Manly on Saturday and tell on the…

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