Man Injured Al Sandy Creek Bore
Mr. Tony Ralph, who is in charge of the Sandy Creek bore, suffered a very painful injury to the calf of the left leg last week when a draught norse…
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Accidents, 1944
536 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 2 of 27
Man Fatally Injured While Riding Bicycle From Zinc Corporation
AS a result of injuries suffered when he was allegedly knocked from his bicycle by a motor car at the intersection of Bonanza and Eyre Streets, South Broken Hill, about 4 p.m. yesterday. Ronald Gordon Stevens, aged 41 years,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Train and Bus Crash Fifteen People Killed and Five Seriously Injured Sydney, January 20
Fifteen persons, including several children and two nuns were killed and five seriously injured when the Kempsey mail train crashed into a bus at a level crossing at Hawkesbury River. The bus was cut in two, and one half was carried 400 yards along…
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At the North Mine yesterday W. J. Borlace suffered a bruised right thigh. He was taken in the ambulance to the hospital for treatment and then to his…
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At the Zinc Corporation yesterday Joseph Hann[?] a trucker, suffered an injured right thumb. After an X-ray at the Hospital he was taken to his…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Zinc Corporation Fatality
AN unhappy aspect of the mining fatality in which Richard Harold Hicks met his death by a pile of ground at the Zinc Corporation on December 7 was that the men were warned a few minutes before the fall, by a "trick[?]e" of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Children Injured by Exploding Shell
AUCKLAND (N.Z.)—Five children from an orphanage were injured, one seriously, and others narrowly escaped when a shell with which…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Soldier Injured on Adelaide Express
When he fell through a glass door on the Broken Hill-Adelaide express last night. Pte. R. T. Bitmead suffered severe lacerations to both arms…
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J. E. Denton an an employee at the North Mine, suffered a laccrated left forearm at work yesterday. After treatment he was taken to his home at 729 Lane…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Vehicles in Collision
A truck driven by Mr. J. Willoughby, of 119 Gypsum Street, came into collision with a lorry near the Post Office yesterday. Willougby was backing out…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Inquest on Zinc Corp. Fatality Verdict Of Accidental Death
A verdict of accidental death was returned by a jury in the Coroner's Court yesterday morning when the inquest into the circumstances surrounding the death of Harold Richard Hicks at the Zinc Corporation on December 7 was held. Mr. M. J. D…
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At the South Mine last night H. Thomas, a shift b[?], was struck on the head by a stone which came out of a chute. He was taken to the Hospital…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"Belly" Tank Explodes Four Men Injured Brisbane, January 26
While the "Belly" tank of an aeroplane was being welded at a workshop today it exploded, resulting in four men being injured, two of them seriously…
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Bruce Fishburn, of 151 Burke Street, received a foreign body in an eye at the South mine yesterday. He received treatment at the Hospital…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Airman Acquitted In Beach Accident MELBOURNE, January 26
Flt./Sgt. Lindsay White, in a statement in his defence at a court martial today, said that apart from feeling a distinct tug while flying his plane over…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sequel To Accident In Street; Man Fined On Negligent Driving Charge
A STREET accident in which a man was knocked down by a car and injured was mentioned in the Police Court this morning, when a young man appeared before Magistrate R. W. S. Kelly on a charge of negligent driv[?]g. Defendant…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Injured Cyclist
The condition of Mr. James Cameron was stated from the Hospital today to be still serious, and has remained unchanged since his…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Man Seriously Injured Fell From Motor Cycle
Very few facts are available concerning a man who has been admitted to Hospital with a fractured skull. He has been only semi-conscious since his…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Three People Drowned Near Mildura
MELBOURNE.—Two men and a girl lost their lives by drowning in the Murray River near Mildura yesterday. James Smith (56), and his…
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