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Broken Hill & the Far West · Accidents

Accidents, 1941

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Man Found Drowned

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 4 March 1941 · page 1

A police message from Mildura received by the local police during the week-end reported that Mr. Sam Jowett. well known in Broken Hill, was missing and…

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Missing Man Found Drowned

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 4 March 1941 · page 4

Mr. Sam Jowett, who disappeared in mysterious circumstances while currying a quantity of money, is now reported to have been drowned…

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Man Injured on Border Fence

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 4 March 1941 · page 1

Recent heavy rains may prevent the Flying Doctor (Dr. J. G. Woods) from landing at Hungerford, near the Queensland border fence, today…

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Local Man Injured In Action MELBOURNE. March 3

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 4 March 1941 · page 1

In the list of latest casualties the following name appears: Abroad: Wounded in action. Private A. J. Goulding. Broken Hill…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 4 March 1941 · page 3

Injured at the South Mine yesterday. Andrew Deviney (54). residing at the Victoria Hotel in Oxide Street, was admitted to Ward I suffering from injuries…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 5 March 1941 · page 3

Herbert Hoare, of 548 Chappie Lane, a mullocker at the North mine, was treated at the Hospital yesterday for an injury to the back…

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Mine Accident

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 6 March 1941 · page 2

Working at the South Mine yesterday J. Wilson suffered an injured buck. He was taken to the Hospital in the ambulance. After receiving treatment he was…

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Visitors Injured in Road Accident

Barrier Miner · Friday 7 March 1941 · page 1

Two visitors to Broken Hill were injured and one was later admitted to Hospital when a motor utility driven by Francis Josiah Arthur, of…

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Shooting Gallery Fatality

Barrier Miner · Saturday 8 March 1941 · page 3

GYMPIE, Saturday.—A live shell left in a rifle at a shooting gallery today, after a customer had finished his shots was responsible for the…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 8 March 1941 · page 1

Mat Porich suffered a lacerated arm when working at the South Mine last night. He was taken to the Hospital in the ambulance and after attention was…

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Motor Cars in Collision

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 10 March 1941 · page 2

Slight damage was caused to cars driven by Vici Andrich, of 333 Piper Street, aud William Alfred King, of 295 Sulphide Street, when they came into…

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Airmen In Undertow One Is Drowned Lismore March 9

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 10 March 1941 · page 5

Leading Aircraftsman Murray Horwood (23). of North Unley, South Australia, was drowned in the surf at Evans Head today. Leading Aircraftman…

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Three Men Believed Drowned Fishing Trip Disaster Adelaide. March 9

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 10 March 1941 · page 1

Three men are believed to have been drowned while on a fishing trips on Friday night about a mile and a half cast of Eight Mile Creek, near Port…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 11 March 1941 · page 2

While working at the North mine yesterday Lewis Allen, of 175 Pell Street, a mullocker, suffered an injured foot, He was taken in the ambulance to the…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 12 March 1941 · page 2

While working at the North mine yesterday Charles Tonkin, of 495 Wyman Street, suffered burns to the hand. He was taken in the ambulance to the…

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Horse Vehicles in Collision Cart Overturned At Railway Town

Barrier Miner · Thursday 13 March 1941 · page 1

IN these days of modern transport and motor cars reports of collisions between vehicles are common. A most unusual accident, however, has…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 13 March 1941 · page 6

Three employees of the South Mine suffered injury while at work last night. They were J. Fisher, Injured toe; J. McLachlan, lacerated arm; J. Jackaman,…

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Motor Cyclist Injured

Barrier Miner · Friday 14 March 1941 · page 1

Suffering from a compound [?]racture of a leg and lacerations to the head after his motor cycle had collided with a car in Williams Street,…

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Horse-Drawn Vehicles In Collision

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 14 March 1941 · page 6

Two horse drawn vehicles came into collision yesterday, one being tipped over and the driver thrown to the roadway. Sydney Alexander Bagnall (49), of 77…

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W.A. Woman Injured Was In London Restaurant LONDON, March 12

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 14 March 1941 · page 6

Among those injured when the restaurant was hit by a bomb in the raid on London on Saturday night was Mrs. Delamar Morgan, one of the most…

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