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Broken Hill & the Far West · Accidents

Accidents, 1949

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 18 February 1949 · page 1

D. J. Kelly (North-British Section) was treated at a surgery yesterday for an injured left leg before going home to 537 Williams Street…

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Level Crossing Smash Man Dead And Others Injured

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 19 February 1949 · page 1

Melbourne, February 18.—One man was killed and four perrons injured and two cariages badly [?]nashed and a semi-trailer and timber jinker crashed…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 19 February 1949 · page 1

D. Stockdale (Hutcherson's) bruised the third finger of the left hand at work yesterday, and after treatment at a surgery went home to 144 Ryan Lane…

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Minor Collision

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 21 February 1949 · page 1

A minor collision occurred in Graphite Street on Saturday at 1 p.m. It appears that Ormonde Pasquill of Umberumberka was driving his utility in Wills Street…

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Man Injured

Barrier Miner · Monday 21 February 1949 · page 5

James Denny, of the Old Folks' Home, was, knocked down by a utility truck in Chapple Street about 9 o'clock on Saturday night…

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Left Ears Torn From Two Men Six Injured in Road Smash

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 21 February 1949 · page 1

Sydney, February 20.—Two Lithgow men had their left cars torn off, when a car, truck and utility collided on the Great Western Highway at Pendle Hill last night. One of the severed cars was found lying on the roadway after the…

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Riot After Accident

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 21 February 1949 · page 1

Durban, February 20.—Three hundred Africans attacked and set fire to an Indian bus at Umgeni in Durban alter an accident in which an African…

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Men Injured

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 22 February 1949 · page 1

Spero Bosko, miner at the North mine, was treated today for an injured right eye. He went home to 15 Argent Lane…

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Foot Injured

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 22 February 1949 · page 4

A. C. Jones, an employee of the North Mine, was treated at the Hospital yesterday for an injured foot. He returned home to 260…

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Don Tallon Injured

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 22 February 1949 · page 6

Brisbane, February 21. — Don Tallon, who injured his thumb at Bundabers last week, will not be able to play in the Kippax-Oldfield testimonial match…

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Fourteen Killed In Collision Of Planes

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 22 February 1949 · page 5

London, February 20. — Fourteen people killed when the British—European Airways Dakota and a R.A.F., Anson collided in mid-air near…

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Mon Feared Drowned Was At His Home

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 22 February 1949 · page 1

Sydney. Keith Keone, for whose body police had searched last night and this morning, today walked to the Rushcutter Bay…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 22 February 1949 · page 1

M. C. Jones (North) was treated at the Hospital yesterday for a bruised right foot before going home to 360 Sulphide Street…

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Men Injured

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 23 February 1949 · page 1

R. J. Aldrich suffered an injured right knee at the Zinc Corporation today. After treatment he went home to 477 Argent St…

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Cycle and Car in Collision

Barrier Miner · Thursday 24 February 1949 · page 7

C. Walker, of 235 Chloride Street, was backing his car from the eastern kerb in Argent Street at 9.20 today when. a bicycle struck the…

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Injured in Fall at Station Just Arrived From Adelaide

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 25 February 1949 · page 6

Harold William Gould (45), a passenger on the Adelaide Express yesterday morning fell from the train at Sulphide Street Station and suffered…

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Painful Accident Pick Through Man's Foot

Western Grazier · Friday 25 February 1949 · page 1

'When working at Kalkaroo, Mr. Ted Burns, well-known well contractor, had the misfortune to drive the point of a pick he was using. through his foot…

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London Reduces Road Accidents Decrease Following Restrictions

Western Grazier · Friday 25 February 1949 · page 3

Road accidents in London have deceased by more than 22 per cent since [?]strictions were placed on vehicles [?]anding in the bu[?]lest streets of the…

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Mine Accidents Lucky Escape

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 25 February 1949 · page 4

H. W. Flanagan had a lucky escape at the South Mine yesterday. He was partially caught by a premature explosion and suffered punctured wounds…

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Stop Press North Accident

Barrier Miner · Friday 25 February 1949 · page 8

At 4 o'clock today it was ascertained that rescue parties were still at work at the North. The men face a hazardous task. The…

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