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Broken Hill & the Far West · Accidents

Accidents, 1941

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Girl Injured

Barrier Miner · Saturday 19 April 1941 · page 2

When Shirley Clark (6). of 788 Argent Street, ran in front of a bicycle ridden by Arthur Gosling, of 699 Beryl Street, yesterday, she was…

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Man Fatally Injured Knocked Down By Car

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 19 April 1941 · page 3

Fatal injuries were received by a man in Bromide Street, off Williams Lane, around about midnight when he was struck by a car. Owing to the lateness…

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Fatally Injured By Car Today's News In Brief German Gaoled

Barrier Miner · Saturday 19 April 1941 · page 5

SYDNEY, Saturday.—For working on Sydney wharves without possessing a licence, an alien of German origin, Robert Ernest (46) was…

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MR. A. G. Hendry Victim of Fatal Accident Youth Charged With Manslaughter

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 21 April 1941 · page 3

Mr. Alexander Goldie Hendry, 57, single, of 95 Wyman Street was the victim of the fatal accident which occurred carly on Saturday morning near the…

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Two Air Forge Men Drowned Lismore, April 21

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 22 April 1941 · page 3

Two members of the R.A.A.P. station at Evans Head were drowned this morning. The victims, whose bodies have not been recovered, were Leading…

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Airmen Drowned

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 23 April 1941 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Two members of the R.A.A.F. stationed at Evans Head were drowned on Monday. The victims, whose bodies have…

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Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 23 April 1941 · page 3

Mervyn Dickson. of 166 Ryan Lane, an apprentice carpenter ni the South mine, was taken in the ambulance to the Hospital yesterday suffering from a lacerated…

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Back From the War Trooper Smith Was Injured At Alexandria

Barrier Miner · Thursday 24 April 1941 · page 1

TROOPER Herbert William Smith (25), of 541 Blende Street, who was among the wounded soldiers of the Second…

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Injured Trooper Back From Front

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 25 April 1941 · page 3

Trooper Herbert William Smuth 250. of 541 Blende Street. who among the wounded soldiers of the second A.I.F., arrived in Broken Hill yesterday…

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Mine Accident

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 25 April 1941 · page 3

W.H. Pike suffered laeeration when be was struck by a pipe sitter's wrench at the Zlne Corporation last night. He was given attention at the Hospital and was…

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Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 26 April 1941 · page 3

Charles Cassar. of 472 Chapple Lane. a laborer al the North mine. was treated at the Hospital yesterday for a lacerated hand…

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Drowned in Bath

Barrier Miner · Monday 28 April 1941 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.—Margaret Peek (31), wife of Arthur George Peek dentist, of Hurstville, was found drowned in scalding water in her…

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Jockey Young Injured

Barrier Miner · Monday 28 April 1941 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.—R. Young, well known hurdle Jockey, was injured this morning when he was schooling Masterplece at Randwick. The horse…

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Early Morning Chase Triple Collision Man and Woman Arrested Melbourne. April 27

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 28 April 1941 · page 4

A triple collision in the city at 2 a.m. on Saturday let to a chase after a damaged car, the recovery of another car that had been stolen. the arrest of…

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Jockey Injured Sydney, April 28

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 29 April 1941 · page 4

Jockey R. Young was admitted to hospital this morning suffering from injuries to the back. He was riding Masterpiece over hurdles at Randwick when…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 29 April 1941 · page 3

Antonio Cunico, of Crystal Street, a miner at the North mine, was treated at the Hospital yesterday for an injured finger…

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Stop Press Miner Injured

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 30 April 1941 · page 1

Suffering from a fracture of the light lower leg. Alex Aitken (26), of 337 Williams Lane, was admitted to Ward 1 this afternoon. His…

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Traffic Accidents

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 30 April 1941 · page 1

Damage was done to both vehicles concerned in a collision in Argent Street late yesterday afternoon. The vehicles concerned were driven by Norman…

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Mr. Bert Suridge Fatally Injured

Barrier Miner · Thursday 1 May 1941 · page 2

After having spent much of his life working sometimes several hundred feet above the ground, Mr. A. K. (Bert) suridge met his death…

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Audacious Rescue Attempt British Submarine In Italian Port Seeks Minister Commander Injured (Special to "The Miner") LONDON, April 30

Barrier Miner · Thursday 1 May 1941 · page 1

HOW a British submarine, flying its largest white ensign, lay on the surface fou nine hours in an Italian occupied port in an audacious attempt to rescue the British Minister to Yugoslavia (Mr. Campbell), is told in an…

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