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Broken Hill & the Far West · Accidents

Accidents, 1947

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Heavy Storm Damage And Accidents Toll In State Marks New Year

Barrier Miner · Thursday 2 January 1947 · page 7

SYDNEY.—Apart from more than 350 people injured in violent hail storms which swept Sydney yesterday causing damage which on preliminary official intimates will exceed £250,000, the New Year's Day…

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None Injured in Plane Crash

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 3 January 1947 · page 1

Melbourne, January 2.—Two brothers had a remarkable escape from injury when their Tiger Moth plane crashed into a tree as it was taking off at…

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Accident Victim Improves

Barrier Miner · Friday 3 January 1947 · page 3

Condition of John Lawton, who was seriously injured at the City Baths some weeks ago, has shown some improvement. It was…

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14 Injured When Car Overturns

Barrier Miner · Saturday 4 January 1947 · page 4

GOSFORD— Fourteen people were injured yesterday when a car overturned between Terrigal and Avoca, near Gosford. They…

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Supplies Dropped to Injured Hikers

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 4 January 1947 · page 1

Auckland (N.Z.), January 3.—Aircraft dropped supplies to six injured hikers on the Mueller Glacier in the Southern Alps…

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Child Injured in Fall From Train

Barrier Miner · Saturday 4 January 1947 · page 7

MELBOURNE.—A small girl fell from the Horsham-Melbourne express yesterday as it was speeding through Deer Park yesterday…

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Five Killed In Train Crash Collision In Dense Fog

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 4 January 1947 · page 1

London, January 3.—Five people were, killed and 15 were seriously injured, with 20 to 30 others slightly injured when in dense fog last night the night…

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Child Drowned in Fish Pond

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 6 January 1947 · page 1

Sydney, January 5.—An infant was drowned in a fish pond at Earlwood this afternoon. He was Warren White, two years. The child fell into the 18-inch…

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More British Soldiers Injured Jewish Terrorist Action

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 7 January 1947 · page 2

Jerusalem, January 6.—British Army troops in Jerusalem were again ordered to stand to yesterday after receiving information that more terrorism could be…

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Explosion On Fishing Launch; 2 Men Injured

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 7 January 1947 · page 4

SYDNEY — When an explosion occurred on their launch at Bundeena, Port Hacking, late last night two…

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Slight Accident

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 7 January 1947 · page 3

A utility driven by Melville Richard James Warren, of 175 Mercury Street, collided with a vehicle driven by John Roy Cullinan, 46, Rainbow Avenue…

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Ambulance In Collision; Five People Injured

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 8 January 1947 · page 6

SYDNEY,—Five people were injured when an ambulance driven by an 18-year-old youth collided with a car on the New…

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Cricket Fatality

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 8 January 1947 · page 3

Perth, January 6.—Martin McPartland. 29. of Koorda, was fatally injured when struck by a cricket bat yesterday…

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Mine Accident

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 8 January 1947 · page 1

Mr. H. E. Lord received Injuries to the right leg and ankle at the South Mine yesterday. After treatment at the hospital he was taken home to…

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Drover Injured

Barrier Miner · Thursday 9 January 1947 · page 2

KEMPSEY. — A 29-year-old drover, Leo Rosten; of Innis Street, Kempsey, was seriously injured near Burnt Bridge when he…

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Men Injured

Barrier Miner · Thursday 9 January 1947 · page 8

W. Carroll, North mine, strained his chest while at work today. After treatment at the Hospital he was taken home to 130 Iodide…

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Injured in Ditch at North Park

Barrier Miner · Thursday 9 January 1947 · page 8

A wide ditch in the North Park has claimed another victim. Last night lion Byrne, of 197 Harvy Street, Railway Town, who was…

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Scouts in Hospital 14 Injured When Bus Overturns In Hobart Smash

Barrier Miner · Thursday 9 January 1947 · page 8

HOBART.—When a motor utility truck carrying 21 members of the 1st Armadale (Victoria) Troops of Boy Scouts overturned near Hobart at ll 30 a.m. yesterday, 14 boys were admitted to hospital…

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two Killed, One Injured When Plane Crashes in N.S.W.

Barrier Miner · Thursday 9 January 1947 · page 8

WRECKAGE OF A TWO-SEATER SINGLE-ENGINE Wackett training plane which nose-dived into a ploughed paddock near the Bankstown aerodrome (N.S.W.) from a height of about 150 feet on Monday afternoon. A nine-year-old giri and her uncle, who were passengers in the plane, were killed. The girl's father, who was the pilot, was critically injured. The olane crashed less…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 9 January 1947 · page 1

J. E. Callaghan. South mine, was X-rayed, at the Hospital yesterday, and then taken home to 209 Boughtrush Street. He had a fractured left…

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