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Broken Hill & the Far West · Accidents

Accidents, 1932

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Drowning Case Identification of Body

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 January 1932 · page 6

The body taken from the Silverton Tramway Company's dam below the Picton saleyards this afternoon has new been identified as that of Mr…

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Drowning Accidents Seven Reported in N.S.W. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 January 1932 · page 1

C[?]arence M'Guinness when diving into Cook's River on Thursday became caught in a snag and was drowned before he Could be released…

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Station Employee Injured His Foot Amputated

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 January 1932 · page 7

Mr. Tom Hoare an employee of Whurlie Station, was brought in to Broken Hill late on New Year's Evo suffering from a badly injured leg…

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Station Employee Injured His Foot Amputated

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 January 1932 · page 2

Mr. Tom Hoare, an employee Whurliu Stntion, was brought in Broken Hill late on New Year's E. Bullering from a bailly injured…

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Motor Car Over Bank Three Occupants Injured Eden

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 January 1932 · page 6

On Boxing Day M. Collier N. Stuekey and Les Dunne, all of North Melbourne, travelling by car from Melbourne to Sydney were crossing the…

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Hanged by Bath Rope a Remarkable Accident

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 January 1932 · page 6

When the flying rope of a falling portable shower bath became locked around his neck. Domingo Suner a Spanish cane farmer of South…

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An Injured Toe

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 January 1932 · page 2

L. Carman while at work at the Zino Corporation about 1.30 o'clock yesterday Buffered an injured toe through a pipe falling on it. After the injury…

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Man Drowned at Lorne Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 January 1932 · page 2

Michael Dolan (38), farmer, was drowned while bathing off the rocks near Lorne yesterday. His body was caught in the undertow and swept some…

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A Youth Drowned in Lake Bullen. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 January 1932 · page 2

John Fleming (18) was drowned in Lake Bullen yesterday afternoon. He could not swim and got out of his depth…

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"Big Dipper" Fatality Woman Palls 25 FEET Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 January 1932 · page 3

How Mrs. Lilian Higgs (26), of Watson avenue, Rose Park, who died in the Adelaide Hospital at 4.30 p.m. yesterday, came to fall off the Big…

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Motor Car Overturns Passengers Injured Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 January 1932 · page 2

During a blinding rain and hail storm between Uralla and Tamworth a motor car containing five passengers caught fire, and striking a rock on the…

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Motor Lorry Overturns Chinaman Injured Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 January 1932 · page 2

A motor lorry loaded with vegetables overturned at Ryde last night, the driver and a Chinese pnssenger being saved from death by falling into an…

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Fatalities and Accidents Racing Motor Cyclist Dies From His Injuries Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 January 1932 · page 2

James Wassail, a leading racing motor cyclist, who crashed into the top of the motordrome tracks at a speed of more than 80 miles an hour on…

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Ship's Carpenter Falls Down Hold Critically Injured Port Pirie

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 January 1932 · page 4

Edward Henry Baldock Buffered severe injuries when he fell 25 felt down the hold of the steamer Rhymney ata the Baltic wharf yesterday…

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Injured Man Robbed Severed Vein Held by a Bystander Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 January 1932 · page 4

When a car crashed into a post in Crown-street, Wooloomooloo, to-night Leslie Kelson (31), architect, Macleaystreet Potts Point. had his jugular…

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"Big Dipper" Fatality Victim's Companion Makes a Statement "She Hurled Herself Out" Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 January 1932 · page 3

"Screaming 'I just can't stand this any longer. Don't stop me. Oh [?] she hurled herself over the front of the "Dipper." his was part…

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A Motoring Accident Man Who Was in Back Seat Suffers Spinal, Injury Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 January 1932 · page 3

Frederiok Dowell (54), of Keilorroad. Essendon, who struck his head against the roof of a car which ran over a bump at Tecoma yesterday, was…

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Driving Accident Man Fatally Injured Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 January 1932 · page 2

Patrick Hegarty (56) was getting Into a buggy at Chewton yesterday when he slipped and toll between the horse and tho vehicle. The horse…

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Mine Worker Injured

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 January 1932 · page 1

Frank Drugovioh was barring down underground nt tho South mino about 9 o'clock this morning when a stone truck him on the hoad. He was taken…

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Girl Found Drowned Went Bathing Too Soon After Eating a Meal, Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 January 1932 · page 2

Bathers at Elwood, Victoria, yesterday found the body ot Kathleen Moore, aged 9 years, floating near the beach. Three doctors tried…

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