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Broken Hill & the Far West · Accidents

Accidents, 1945

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Mine Worker Injured

Barrier Miner · Thursday 1 March 1945 · page 8

Suffering from a contused wound on the thumb, C. J. Rowe received treatment today at the South mine. After being X-rayed at the Hospital Mr…

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Child, Dies From Accidental Burns

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 1 March 1945 · page 3

Yesterday the Acting Coroner. Mr. A. R. Raschke, held on inquest into the death of 14-months-old Kevin Roy Klinger, who was severely burned when be…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 1 March 1945 · page 2

E. Dawe was [?] yesterday in a foreign body in the right eye mul later [?]to work in the zinc [?]…

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Found Injured

Barrier Miner · Friday 2 March 1945 · page 4

SYDNEY.—A 16-year-old Canadian merchant seaman was discovered at midnight wandering in Pittwater Road, Narrabeen, dressed, only in…

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Child Dies From Accidental Burns

Western Grazier · Friday 2 March 1945 · page 2

On Tuesday in Broken Hall the Acting Co[?], Mr. A. R. Raschke held an inquest into the death of 14-months old Kevin Boy…

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Shocking Train Accident

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 2 March 1945 · page 1

Sydney, March 1.—A young women was killed and her husband critically injured when they fell in front of an electric train at Hurstville railway station today…

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Car Accident

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 2 March 1945 · page 2

About 9 a.m yesterday William J. [?] of [?] was driving has [?] in Oxide Street when he [?] a slow right hand turn into Mar's [?]…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 2 March 1945 · page 2

C. D. Rowe, while at work yesterday at the South Mine received treatment for a confused thumb [?]. After being [?] at the Hospital he was taken to…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 3 March 1945 · page 1

E. J. Robinson, an employee at the Zinc Corporation, received an injury to a thumb while at work yesterday. He was treated by Dr. Hains and taken…

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Navy Minister Seriously Injured Car Crashes On Mr. Makin's Way To Sick Father

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 5 March 1945 · page 1

Sydney, March 4—When a car in which he was travelling to Sydney skidded on a wet road surface at Strathfield today to avoid a child, and crashed into a telegraph pole, the Minister of the Navy, Mr. Norman J. Makin, was seriously injured. Mr. Makin is now in…

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Burning Accident

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 5 March 1945 · page 1

Mr. and Mrs. Keith Richards, of 83 Paper Street, have been called away to South Australia. Mrs. Richards' mother, Mrs. Sid Lodge, of Gawler, is in a…

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Trains in Collision 53 People Injured. But Not Seriously

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 6 March 1945 · page 1

Sydney, March 5. Out of 1,200 people on two steam trains involved in a head-on collision at Clarendon railway station between Richmond and Windsor early…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 6 March 1945 · page 3

At the Zine Corporation mine yesterday Dan Fillery, a miner, of 103 Piper Street, suffered injuries to his head. After treatment at the Hospital he was…

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Collision Of Vehicles

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 7 March 1945 · page 2

Ronald John Sly, of 223 Mercury Street, was driving a motor van south in Argent Street on Monday at about 5 p.m. and when making a right hand…

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Drowned in River

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 7 March 1945 · page 6

TAREE.—When he fell from a launch which was being towed up Lansdowne River, yesterday after it had broken down Raymond…

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Injured at Work

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 7 March 1945 · page 3

Ray Richards, mechanic's assistant at Bottom & Clarke's, Blende Street, slipped last Monday while carrying a gearbox and suffered injuries to the…

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Cologne Civilians Drowned

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 9 March 1945 · page 1

London, March 8.—Hundreds of residents of Cologne, fleeing from the city just before it fell, were drowned or crushed to death when the…

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Six People Drowned In Guard's Van On Flooded Bridge

Barrier Miner · Friday 9 March 1945 · page 4

BRISBANE.—Six persons are believed to have been drowned when trapped in a guardsvan on the bridge over the flooded Burdekin River near…

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Mine Accident

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 9 March 1945 · page 3

J. H. Ward, an employee of the Zinc Corporation, suffered a lacerated left heel at work yesterday. He was treated at Dr. Boscence's surgery and then taken…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 10 March 1945 · page 1

William O'Malley, a miner at the South Mine, suffered an injury to the foot yesterday. After treatment at the Hospital he was taken to his home at 224…

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