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Broken Hill & the Far West · Accidents

Accidents, 1945

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Five Drowned When Launch Lost Four Doctors And Medical Student Perish; 1 Doctor Saved After Grim Ordeal

Barrier Miner · Thursday 17 May 1945 · page 7

SYDNEY.—Five young men, four of' them doctors and one a medical student, are believed to have been drowned when a 40ft. launch in which they were returning from Catherine Hill Bay to Sydney foundered in huge seas off Broken Bay…

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G. Sholl Injured

Western Grazier · Friday 18 May 1945 · page 4

Melbourne, May 17.—G. Shell cracked a shall born in his lest loot in a fall off Paraphase at Flemington yesterday, and will be out of action for a few weeks…

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Miss Una Harvy Injured

Western Grazier · Friday 18 May 1945 · page 3

On Wednesday Miss Una Harvy, of Metford Station, was thrown from a home in Crystal Street, Broken Hill, and suffered injuries…

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Five Doctors Drowned In Storm Fruitless Search

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 18 May 1945 · page 4

Sydney, May 17.—A 42[?] launch with six young Sydney medical graduates aboard was wrecked in a gale which swept the coast in the early hours of…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 18 May 1945 · page 4

F. C. flood strained the musers of his back at the North mine last night. and after treatment was taken to his home at 515 Chapple Lane…

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G. Sholl Injured

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 19 May 1945 · page 4

The hurdle jockey, G. 81 cracked a small bone in his left foot in a fall off Paraphrase at Flemington on Wednesday, and will be out of action for a few weeks…

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Provosts Injured by Exploding Bomb

Barrier Miner · Monday 21 May 1945 · page 1

BRISBANE.—Two Australian provosts received severe injuries yesterday when a small mortar bomb exploded in a truck at Toowoomba. The…

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24 Men Killed And 4 Injured In Camp Explosion At Wagga

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 22 May 1945 · page 3

AT least 25 roen were killed and four injured m a violent explosion at the Kapooka military engineering training camp near Wagga yesterday. Early reports from Wagga stated that only two out of a party of 28. including instructors, escaped fatal injuries in the blast which occurred in…

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Boy Injured on Way to School

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 23 May 1945 · page 7

"While on his way to school this morning. Thomas Eddy, aged 9, suffered a fall from his bicycle. Eddy was picked up by a man who was…

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Injured in Collision

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 24 May 1945 · page 4

Two youths were injured in a collision between a motor cycle and a car at the corner of St. George's Road and Bell Street, Breston, late last night. Frank…

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Accident Figures Too High

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 24 May 1945 · page 1

Sydney, May 23.—A warning to employers that industrial accident figures, which totalled 19,913 in the last 12 months, were too high, was issued today…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 24 May 1945 · page 2

J. Johnstone bruised his left foot at the Zinc Corporation yesterday morning and was taken to his home at 325 Argent Street…

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Pensioner Injured

Barrier Miner · Friday 25 May 1945 · page 8

Patrick Byrne (79), pensioner, was found lying in the road in Argent St., just off Bromide Street, about 2.30 this afternoon. He was suffering…

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Men Injured in Trucktram Smash

Barrier Miner · Friday 25 May 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY.—Three men were seriously injured and several others were slightly hurt in a collision between a truck carrying 30 men and a tram in…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 25 May 1945 · page 3

Mervyn [?], of [?] chloride Street a miner at the North mine was treated at the Hospital yesterday for a probable broken [?]…

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Man Injured

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 26 May 1945 · page 2

Patter [?] was found lying on the [?] A[?]gent Street, next [?] Street, yesterday afternoon. He was [?]…

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Street Accidents

Barrier Miner · Monday 28 May 1945 · page 3

Two week-end traffic accidents were reported to the police. William James Bertram, a bus driver on the Railway Town route…

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Injured at Work

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 29 May 1945 · page 3

K. Dewhurst suffered injuries to the abdomen while working in the saw mill at the South Mine today. After treatment, he was taken home to 238…

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Officer Killed, 29 Men Hurt In City Collision

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 29 May 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY.—A NCO was killed and 29 soldiers were injured when a stolen car ploughed its way through them at high speed in a Sydney street…

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Officer Killed And 29 Servicemen Injured Car Crash in Sydney Street

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 29 May 1945 · page 1

Sydney, May 28.—A non-commissioned offices was killed and 29 soldiers, including two officers, were injured at about 8 o'clock tonight in a city street when…

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