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Broken Hill & the Far West · Accidents

Accidents, 1941

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Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 20 February 1941 · page 1

Samuel Chetcutl (48), or 86 Wicks Street, a miner at the North Mine, was admitted to Ward 1 at the Hospital yesterday suffering from injuries to the…

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Two Evils In Road Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 20 February 1941 · page 4

Research into road accidents shows that types of accidents occur tn "waves" which are not confined to one part of the State, but to the whole of it. In other countries…

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Double Drowning Fatality

Western Grazier · Friday 21 February 1941 · page 2

Allan and James Cameron two young brother were both accidently drowned in the Darling River Thursday evening 20th about 6 p.m., four…

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Two Brothers Drowned In Flooded Darling

Barrier Miner · Friday 21 February 1941 · page 1

TWO brothers, aged 15 and 5, were drowned in the flooding Dariing River yesterday about 14 miles from W[?]annis. Only sketchy details have been received in Broken Hill, but it is…

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Double Drowning at Wilcannia Higher River Causes Difficulty In Recovering Bodies

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 22 February 1941 · page 1

A double drowning fatality occurred at Witcannia on Thursday evening at about 6 o'clock. Two brothers, Allen and James Cameron, aged 15 and 5 years,…

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Two Drowned Woman and Would-be Rescuer Brisbane. February 21

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 22 February 1941 · page 5

While attempting to rescue a Sydney woman from drowning at Surfers' Paradise today, drowing North, private secretary to the State Treasurer, lost, his life…

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Mine Accident

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 22 February 1941 · page 5

Ivan Strawbridge of 199 Newtown Lane, an employee at the Zinc Corporation Mine, was admitted to Ward 1 at the Hospital today suffering from an…

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Serious Altercation Two Constables And Civilian Injured MELBOURNE. February 23

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 24 February 1941 · page 3

Following an altercation in which a number of shots were fired between police and civilians at Fitzroy early this morning, two policemen and a civilian…

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Bored Into Fracteur Two Men Injured Zinc Corporation Accident

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 25 February 1941 · page 1

Two miners were injured, one seriously, when they bored into fracteur while working in a cross cut on the 16th level at the Zinc Corporation shortly after 9…

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Men Injured At Zinc Corporation

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 25 February 1941 · page 3

When a miss hole was struck during mining operations on the sixteenth level at the Zinc Corporation mine last night two men were injured, one…

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News In Brief Boy Drowned In Pool

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 25 February 1941 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Leslie Ronald Barrass (18) was found drowried at the Lithgow, swimming pool yesterday. Police fear that a second boy…

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Injured Man Improves

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 26 February 1941 · page 3

The condition of William George Goudie (28), who was injured at the Zine Corporation minc, was reported from Ward 1 at the Hospital today…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 26 February 1941 · page 5

Albert Bollen (26), of 505 Wyman St., was admitted to Ward 1 yesterday suffering from an injury to the back sustained at the North Mine…

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Men Injured

Barrier Miner · Thursday 27 February 1941 · page 2

Harold Cook, of 118-Bromide Street, a laborer at the Globe Timber Mills, was treated at the Hospital today for a br[?]ised leg…

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Accident Victims

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 27 February 1941 · page 4

It was reported from the Hospital last night that William George Goudie, who was badly injured in an explosion at the Zinc Corporation on Monday, night,…

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Condition of Injured Men

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 28 February 1941 · page 6

It was retried from the Hospital last night that Messrs. Goudie and Dawson. victims of Monday night's explosion at the Zinc Corporation, were as well as…

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Accident

Western Grazier · Friday 28 February 1941 · page 2

Mr J Anderson of Pevil We[?]l received word on Wednesday to go to Broken Hill has his Cousin had an accident while working on the…

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Local and General River Accident

Western Grazier · Friday 28 February 1941 · page 2

Since our last issue, in which we gave a brief account of the sad accident below Barradale. All who could, kept a constant,…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 28 February 1941 · page 6

At the Zinc Corporation last night Bertram Dransfield suffered an injured leg. He was taken in the ambulance to the Hospital. where he was treated at the…

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Two Ktlled in Collision

Barrier Miner · Monday 3 March 1941 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Monday.—Mrs. Ross Byers (62) and Ray Byars (14) were killed, and five persons injured in a collision between two cars at…

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