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Broken Hill & the Far West · Accidents

Accidents, 1937

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Timber Cutter Injured Terrible Ordeal In Bush

Barrier Miner · Saturday 30 January 1937 · page 3

SYDNEY, Saturday.—Evidence of bush courage of a high standard followed an accident in which David Andrews (45), of Lower Mangrove, was…

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Timber Cutter Injured Terrible Ordeal In Bush

Barrier Miner · Saturday 30 January 1937 · page 3

SYDNEY, Saturday.—Evidence of bush courage of a high standard followed an accident in which David Andrews (45), of Lower Mangrove, was…

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Injured at Work

Barrier Miner · Monday 1 February 1937 · page 3

Harry Pascoe, of 230 Williams-lane, laborer on the Central mine, was treated at the Hospital to-day for lacerations to the finger; and Thomas…

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Boy Injured by Fall From Swing

Barrier Miner · Monday 1 February 1937 · page 3

William McKay, aged nine years, fractured a thighbone when he fell from a swing at South Broken Hill to-day. The lad was taken in the…

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Man Drowned in River Murray Mate Climbs to Safety on Fishing Rod Blanchetown

Barrier Miner · Monday 1 February 1937 · page 1

CAUGHT in swirling waters when a boat capsized just below the lock at Blanchetown about 5.45 p.m. yesterday,an Adelaide man was drowned. Another was saved by clinging to a fishing rod extended…

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Two Injured in Smash Visitors From Por[?]i Pirie ADELAIDE

Barrier Miner · Monday 1 February 1937 · page 2

A MAN and a boy were injured when two cars collided on the Anzac Highway, near Morphettville. They were James Thompson (31),…

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Horse Accidentally Shot

Barrier Miner · Monday 1 February 1937 · page 4

The police are satisfied that the shooting of a horse at Stephens Creek yesterday Afternoon was accidental,…

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Survivor's Story of Blanchetown Fatality Sucked Under By Swirling Lock Water; Grasped Rod ADELAIDE

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 3 February 1937 · page 4

STILL feeling the effect of his injuries and shaken by his terrifying experience, Mr. John Hooper, of Gay's Arcade, city, told the story of…

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Canoeist Drowned

Barrier Miner · Thursday 4 February 1937 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Thursday. — When the canoe which he was paddling overturned in the River Yarra at Studley Park, Joseph Adams (20), of…

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Injured Miners Still Unconscious

Barrier Miner · Thursday 4 February 1937 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Thursday. — Allan Walker, 21, miner, and William Chatfield, 38, miner, both of Avoca, who were admitted to Maryborough…

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Two Seamen Drowned Futile Search For Bodies Port Germein

Barrier Miner · Thursday 4 February 1937 · page 6

Although a party headed by Mounted-Constable P. Grow dragged the sea near the Port Germein jetty all the morning, the bodies of the two…

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Priest Saves Life Of Canoeist Boy Drowned Body Missing Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 6 February 1937 · page 1

WHEN a canoe capsized late yesterday at Tambourine Bay, not far from Riverview College, a boy was drowned. The Rev. Fr. Lathal, of…

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Priest Saves Life Of Canoeist Boy Drowned; Body Missing Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 6 February 1937 · page 7

WHEN a canoe capsized late yesterday at Tambourine Bay, not far from Riverview College, a boy was drowned. The Rev. Fr. Lethal, of…

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Shop Assistant Injured

Barrier Miner · Monday 8 February 1937 · page 3

Murray Fyfe, aged 16, a grocer's assistant, employed at the Co-operative Stores received a deep cut in a knee with a knife, to-day. He was…

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Shark with Body Finnish Barque Drowning ADELAIDE

Barrier Miner · Monday 8 February 1937 · page 1

FOLLOWING the recovery, of the body of Lars Rasmuttin (21), able bodied seaman, at Port Germein on Friday, the body of the other…

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Cars in Collision

Barrier Miner · Thursday 11 February 1937 · page 5

Two well-known Broken Hill men were involved in a collision in Argentstreet yesterday. While backing out from the kerb in Argent-street, near…

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10 Persons Injured in Tram Smash

Barrier Miner · Friday 12 February 1937 · page 6

SYDNEY, Thursday. — Another serious tram accident occurred in Sydney this morning, when two trams collided on Parramatta road near the…

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Motor Vehicles in Collision

Barrier Miner · Monday 15 February 1937 · page 1

A collision between two cars occurred on the Stephens Creek road las[?] night about six miles from Broken Hill. Luckily no one was injured, but…

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Children Drowned In Dam WALLAROO

Barrier Miner · Monday 15 February 1937 · page 3

TWO children were drowned yesterday in a dam between the railway line and the Kadina-Wallaroo road. They were:-…

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Injured at Work

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 17 February 1937 · page 3

A number of minor accidents occurred along the line of lode this morning. The injured men were taken to the Hospital in each instance, and,…

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