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Broken Hill & the Far West · Accidents

Accidents, 1930

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Charge Also Made by Police at Hebburn No. 1 Mine Two Men Injured Sydney, "Wednesday

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 15 January 1930 · page 1

A number of police also charged a crowd of about a thousand men at Hebburn No. 1 mine after calling upon them to disperse. Several men…

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Man Lights Gelignite Bomb While in Fit of Jealousy He Is Fatally Injured and Girl Is Wounded Perth

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 15 January 1930 · page 1

Believed to be the outcome of a fit of jealousy, a gelignite bomb was exploded in the home of Mr. Weir a leading Perth accountant, last…

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The Coal Crisis Police Break Up Haugh Pf About 2600 Miners Baton Charge Is Made Over a Dozen Uer Injured Miners Fled in Disorder Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 15 January 1930 · page 1

A march of about 2500 men from [?] [?] [?]…

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Injured at Work

Barrier Miner · Thursday 16 January 1930 · page 4

A. Robbins, a carpenter on the North mine, ran a large splinter into his hand when a piece of wood which he was using aa a loved broke while…

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Jockey Injured Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 16 January 1930 · page 1

W. Williamson, an A.R.C. apprentice, was badly injured when Folders hit the rails and tamed a somersault at Kensington this morning. He was…

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Man Injured by Explosion

Barrier Miner · Thursday 16 January 1930 · page 2

William Harry struck a detonator when handling a piece of rock at the North mine a boot 1 o'clock this afternoon, causing it to explode. He had…

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Wheel Comes Off a Taxi But No Persons Injured

Barrier Miner · Thursday 16 January 1930 · page 3

Passengers in a motor car used on the taxi run from Booth Broken Hill had a lucky escape from a serious accident about ll o'clock last night…

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New South Wales Youth Severely Injured by Falling Down Cuffs Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 16 January 1930 · page 1

Walking along the top of the clifts at Dee why yesterday afternoon Sydney Thomas Hopkins (16). of Mortlake, slipped and fell 100 feet to the…

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Ship's Appenyice Shot Occurrence Accidental Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 16 January 1930 · page 4

About 4.30 p.m. yesterday,shortly before the steamer Milora was due to sail from No. 2 Ouav, Port Adelaide, for the eastern States…

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Mine Worker Injured

Barrier Miner · Friday 17 January 1930 · page 4

P. Varlamus had an arm lacerated by a stone falling on it when he was working on the 1400ft. level of the north mine this afternoon. He was…

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Thieves in Post Office Postmistress's Husband Is Severely Injured Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Friday 17 January 1930 · page 4

A [?]ne repairer named Dillon on going into the post office at Monea. on the Albury line, last night to investigate a noise which he had heard, saw…

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Drowning Case Young Woman Victim in Dam Near Pinnacles

Barrier Miner · Saturday 18 January 1930 · page 1

Mary Watts, a single woman about 19 years of age, who resides with her widowed mother and two brothers in Gaffney-street, Railway Town, was…

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Level Grossing Fatality Perth Resident Killed Perth

Barrier Miner · Saturday 18 January 1930 · page 2

Robert Pinkerton (43) laborer, was run over and killed by a tram at the Pier-street, Perth, level crossing early this morning…

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An Unlucky Family Four Members Injured Claypans

Barrier Miner · Saturday 18 January 1930 · page 1

Mr. Donald K. Crook, local stor[?] keeper, tore a toe-nail completely [?] stubbing it against a gate, while wa[?] inp around without his shoes duri[?]…

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Thieves in Post Office Postmistress's Husband Is Severely Injured Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 18 January 1930 · page 6

A line repairer named Dillon on going into the post office at Monea, on the Albury line, last night to investigate a noise which he had heard, saw…

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Drowning Case Details of the Accident to Miss Mary Ann Watts

Barrier Miner · Monday 20 January 1930 · page 2

Mary Ann Watts (20), who resided with her widowed mother at 162 Gaffney-street, Railway Town, was drowned in Johnson's Dam beyond the…

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Double Drowning Case West Maitland

Barrier Miner · Monday 20 January 1930 · page 1

Alice Maud Ryan (26) got into difficulties in the Hunter River at Flannagan's Beach, Morpeth, on Saturdar afternoon, and William Watson…

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Drowning Case at Grafton Grafton

Barrier Miner · Monday 20 January 1930 · page 1

Bernard Keogh (30) was drowned here last night when he fell from a fast moving boat. He was seen swimming for a few minutes, but he…

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Drowned at Mildura Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 20 January 1930 · page 1

Walsing along the lower part of the Mildura weir in the Murray. River yesterday George Lewis Tindall (25) slipped and was carried beneath a…

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Motor Car Overturns Couple Badly Injured Port Broughton

Barrier Miner · Monday 20 January 1930 · page 1

A serious motor car accident ocearned about ll o'clock this morning about 90 chains from the township on tho Port Broughton and Pott Pirie…

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