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Broken Hill & the Far West · Accidents

Accidents, 1933

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Earthquake In Bavaria; Fifty Injured

Barrier Miner · Friday 10 February 1933 · page 4

MUNICH, February 8. — Fifty people were injured in an earthquake at Hestapp (Bavaria). Many houses and public buildings were destroyed…

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Drowned in the Murray Resident Of South Broken Hill Brother Saved

Barrier Miner · Friday 10 February 1933 · page 3

John O'Neill (21), a resident of South Broken Hill, who has been at Wentworth for the fruit picking season, waa drowned in the River…

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Airplane Dropped Bomb Which Hit Ship 12 Killed and 25 INJURED (Special to "The Miner.") BATAVIA (Java), February 10

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 February 1933 · page 6

Hit by a bomb from a naval flying boat to-day the mutineer Dutch battleship Zeven Provincien caught fire and surrendered near the Sunda Strait. This followed a defiant message sent from the mutiny ship when the commander of the capture fleet ordered her to…

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Accident at South Mine Fall Of Ground At 700ft. Level Fatal Result

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 February 1933 · page 1

Seriously injured by an extensive fall of earth on the 700ft. level at the South mine last night Joseph C. Murdoch, a single man, aged…

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Motoring Collision; Priest Injured

Barrier Miner · Monday 13 February 1933 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday. — THE Rev. Hugh Conaghan, parish priest of Balmain, accompanied by his niece, and brother, the Rev. Denis Conaghan,…

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Injured Woman on Rocks Narrowly Escaped Drowning Foul Play? Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 13 February 1933 · page 1

Hearing a woman moaning and crying for help, fishermen rescued Winifred Price (25), of Alexandriastreet, Elsternwick, from the rocks…

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Fatal Motor Collision

Barrier Miner · Monday 13 February 1933 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.— Before Mr. Manlys, Chumber Magistrate, to-day Brian Stackland Goddard (22), a clerk, was charged with the…

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South Mine Fatality Accidental Death, Says Jury

Barrier Miner · Monday 13 February 1933 · page 1

The adjourned inquest into the death of James Cooper Murdoch, who was killed by a fall of earth at the South mine on Friday night, was…

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Police Sergeant Injured By Motor car

Barrier Miner · Monday 13 February 1933 · page 2

Sergeant Breen, while riding a bicycle to go on duty at the Central Police Station about 9.45 o'clock last night, was knocked down in…

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Explosion of Gasometer 100 Killed, About 2000 Injured Huge Flames (Special to "The Miner.") BERLIN, February 11

Barrier Miner · Monday 13 February 1933 · page 3

A fearful explosion in a huge gasometer at Nenkirchen last night wrecked a neighboring workmen's colony and killed at least…

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South Mine Fatality Death Was Caused Accidentally Jury Says

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 14 February 1933 · page 4

A verdict of accidental death, caused by shock following injuries received, with no blame attachable to any person, was given by the…

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Explosion at Neukirchen 221 Killed And Over 2000 Injured (Special to "The Miner.") BERLIN, February 12

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 14 February 1933 · page 4

More than 60 bodies, many terribly mutilated, have already been recovered from the wreckage of the gasometer at Neukirchen. The…

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Injured Woman On Road

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 15 February 1933 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A woman whose name is believed to be Mrs. Dove was found lying in Parramattaroad, Leichhardt, suffering from…

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Mine Workers Injured

Barrier Miner · Thursday 16 February 1933 · page 4

Henry Stewart was working at the Central mine on Wednesday when a stone fell on his foot, bruising it. He was taken in the ambulance to the…

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Girl Injured By Taxi Car

Barrier Miner · Saturday 18 February 1933 · page 1

Running in front of a motor taxi driven by Ernest Victor Hurley, of 57 Morgan-street, Agnes Bassham (8), of Fisher-street, was knocked down…

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Detective Shot By Accident

Barrier Miner · Saturday 18 February 1933 · page 6

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Detective Carroll was accidentally shot in the shoulder last night by a follow officer with whom he was conducting a raid…

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Boy Drowned At Forbes

Barrier Miner · Monday 20 February 1933 · page 1

FORBES, Monday.—Colin Fanway (9) was drowned in the local baths yesterday afternoon. He was swimming with a number of companions…

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Boat Capsizes; 2 Drowned

Barrier Miner · Monday 20 February 1933 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Monday.—Stanley Overend, of Chilwell, and Herbert Jones (21), of Geelong West, were drowned when a fishing boat which…

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Clergyman Drowned Fell Into Mining Shaft BURRA

Barrier Miner · Monday 20 February 1933 · page 3

The Rev. H. Stanley Jarvis fell down a deep mine shaft at the old Burra mine to-day and was killed. He had gone to the mine to cover it so that…

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Motor Driver Injured Hit Electric Light Post in Hospital

Barrier Miner · Monday 20 February 1933 · page 2

What might have easily been a fatal accident occurred in Williams-street at about 11.20 p.m. on Saturday when a light utility true…

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