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Broken Hill & the Far West · Accidents

Accidents, 1935

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Drowned in Tank

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 16 January 1935 · page 4

ROSEDALE, Wednesday.—A wellknown resident, of Hiamdale, Elizabeth Jane Missen, aged 34, was found dead in a 1000-gallon tank at the…

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Champion Pigeon Shot Fatally Injured

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 16 January 1935 · page 4

TEMORA, Wednesday.—Mr. Norman Smith, champion pigeon shot of the southern districts, who recently won the Centenary shoot in…

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Kangaroo Causes Fatality Perth

Barrier Miner · Thursday 17 January 1935 · page 2

A kangaroo was responsible for a serious motor accident, in which one person was killed and another badly injured, near Perth…

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Drowned in Dam

Barrier Miner · Friday 18 January 1935 · page 1

HORSHAM, Friday.—The body of Francis Gordon Wilks, aged 49 years, was found floating in a dam on [?] property at Kewell. Wilks was in the…

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Man Injured in Cell

Barrier Miner · Friday 18 January 1935 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Friday.—George Jesse (68) was taken from Newcastle Police Station to the Newcastle Hospital suffering probably from…

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Boy Drowned

Barrier Miner · Saturday 19 January 1935 · page 6

SYDNEY, Saturday.—John Allen (12) was drowned in flood waters at Gunnedah. He was riding his pony through paddocks which were covered…

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Boy Drowned

Barrier Miner · Saturday 19 January 1935 · page 6

SYDNEY, Saturday.—John Allen 12) was drowned in flood waters at Gunnedah. He was riding his pony through paddocks.which were covered…

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Fatal Lorry Accident. Near White Cliffs. Boy Killed-others in Injured

Western Grazier · Saturday 19 January 1935 · page 2

Chris Walter Jones, aged 16 years, son of Mr. and Mrs C. G. G. Jones, of Quarry View near White Cliffs was killed when a motor lorry…

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Saved From Drowning Narrow Escapes Of Two Children WAGGA

Barrier Miner · Saturday 19 January 1935 · page 1

Two children named Rudd had remarkable escapes from drowning yesterday afternoon. Accompanied by their mother and other members of…

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Saved From Drowning Narrow Escapes Of Two Children WAGGA

Barrier Miner · Saturday 19 January 1935 · page 7

Two children named Rudd had remarkable escapes from drowning yesterday afternoon. Accompanied by their mother and other members of…

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Two Children Drowned

Barrier Miner · Monday 21 January 1935 · page 3

HASTINGS-(N.Z.), January 20.— A seven-year-old boy and,a six-months-old baby were drowned in two feet of water when a car driven by…

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'Plane Pilot Drowned; Passenger Escapes

Barrier Miner · Monday 21 January 1935 · page 3

AUCKLAND (N.Z.), January 20.— An aeroplane in charge of Pilot Roake, with Cecil Haigh as passenger, struck a cliff near Waipara and plunged into…

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Girl Escapee Injured Scaling High Wall

Barrier Miner · Monday 21 January 1935 · page 2

DUBBO, Monday.—While on remand on a charge of vagrancy a 17-year-old girl yesterday scaled the 20ft. wall of the local gaol. She was…

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Cricketer's Troubles Jupp Concerned In Fatality (Special to "The Miner") LONDON, January 18

Barrier Miner · Monday 21 January 1935 · page 4

Following the death in Hospital of Denis Moysey, aged 19, one of the two youths in a motor cycle with which a car driven by the Northamptonshire…

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Autogyro Fatality

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 23 January 1935 · page 7

LONDON, January 21.—The first autogyro fatality in Britain occurred when Flying-Officer L. W. Oliver, who was making his first solo flight,…

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Narrow Escapes From Drowning

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 23 January 1935 · page 7

BRISBANE, Tuesday.—A family named Smith, of Emerald, had a narrow escape from drowning when floodwaters rose to the seats of the car in…

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Injured by Fall

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 23 January 1935 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wednesday. — Leonard Courtney (47) fell 20 feet on to un embankment from the roof of a house and rolled an additional 12 feet into…

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Men Injured in Fire Flames Leapt 60ft. Into Air MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 23 January 1935 · page 4

Three persons were burned following an explosion at the tannery of Howe and Co., High-street, Preston. Flames l[?]ed more than 60ft. into…

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Bee Causes Accident

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 23 January 1935 · page 4

SEYMOUR (Victoria), Wednesday. —While travelling from Melbourne to Wangaratta, Miss E. [?]R. Calvert, Washington-street, Toorak, and Mrs…

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Two Men Injured in Circus Fire

Barrier Miner · Thursday 24 January 1935 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday. — Two men suffered burns when petrol exploded during a circus performance held by Fox Brothers on a vacant allotment…

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