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Broken Hill & the Far West · Accidents

Accidents, 1935

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Drowned at Sea

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 February 1935 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday.—When a small boat containing three men was swamped off Manly Mervyn Howard (18) swam a mile to the shore for…

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Oxide-st. Motoring Fatality Inquiry Resumed Into Mr. Plester's Death

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 February 1935 · page 1

The inquest into the circumstances surrounding the death of Samuel Pleater was continued in the Coroner's Court this afternoon before Mr. R. Donaldson, S.M. Mr. Plester was a passenger in the sidecar of a motor…

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Burning Accident

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 February 1935 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.— While two children were playing before a camp fire at Narrabeen, Ronald Henderson, six months, was accidentally pushed…

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Motor Cyclist Injured at Mildura

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 February 1935 · page 4

MILDURA, Thursday.—When slowing his motor cycle down in front of his home, Eric Bruce (19), of Tenthstreet, Mildura, was struck by a car…

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Injured Man Carried Two Miles to Homestead

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 February 1935 · page 5

GOONDIWINDI, Thursday.—Leslie M'Namara (22), overseer, of Lucksall, Toobeah, while mustering horses, crashed into a tree and was knocked…

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Car Collides with Tree Federal Ministers Injured

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 February 1935 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Friday.—The Minister for the Interior (Mr. Paterson) and Senator Brennan, Assistant Minister, were injured when a…

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People Injured by Fireball

Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 February 1935 · page 2

SYDNEY, Saturday—In last night's violent thunderstorm in the metropolitan area Stephen M'Cann, of Erskineville, was rendered unconscious by the…

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People Injured by Fireball

Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 February 1935 · page 2

SYDNEY, Saturday—In last night's violent thunderstorm in the metropolitan area Stephen M'Cann, of Erskineville, was rendered unconscious by the…

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Man Drowned in Boat

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 February 1935 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.pThe [?]dy of an unknown man was found in a rowing boat in Middle Harbor yesterday. The man was lying across the…

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Accidental Death Coroner's Finding In Plester Case

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 February 1935 · page 1

The inquest into the circumstances surrounding the death of Samuel Plester, who died in the Hospital on January 28, was concluded in the…

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Some Causes of Road Accidents

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 February 1935 · page 4

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Man Drowned in Boat

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 12 February 1935 · page 4

SYDNEY, Monday.— The body of an unknown man was found in a rowing boat in Middle Harbor yesterday. The man was lying across the…

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Rail Chiefs Mystified Collision Of Trains Inquiry on Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 12 February 1935 · page 3

The collision at Croydon, when an electric train got out of control and crashed into a stationary train, was the first of its kind in the history of…

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Boy Drowned in Flooded River

Barrier Miner · Thursday 14 February 1935 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday.—During heavy rains last night Ronald Gardener (12) was carried away by the current of the flooded Cook's River at Enfield and…

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Bot Fatally Injured

Barrier Miner · Saturday 16 February 1935 · page 6

SYDNEY, Friday. — Albert Owen (ll) was fatally injured when knocked down by a motor lorry at Alexandria. The police were informed that…

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Boy Fatally Injured

Barrier Miner · Saturday 16 February 1935 · page 6

SYDNEY, Friday. — Albert Owen (ll) was fatally injured when knocked down by a motor lorry at Alexandria. The police were informed that…

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Heroic Fight Against 72-Hour Gale Huge Seas Swept Bridge Away Crew Injured

Barrier Miner · Monday 18 February 1935 · page 5

Thirteen men, mourned as dead by their wives and families for a fortnight, have returned to their homes in Hull, England…

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Prisoner Shot Policeman Says Was Accident SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Friday 22 February 1935 · page 1

An inquest was opened to-day concerning the death of Richard Augustus Thurling, who was fatally wounded by a bullet fired by Constable…

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Man Killed in Street Collision

Barrier Miner · Saturday 23 February 1935 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Friday.—Mr. Thomas Le Huray, president of the Building Trades Federation, while returning to the city after inspecting…

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Man Killed in Street Collision

Barrier Miner · Saturday 23 February 1935 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Friday.—Mr. Thomas Le Huray, president of the Building Trades Federation, while returning to the city after inspecting…

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