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Broken Hill & the Far West · Accidents

Accidents, 1951

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Injured by Car

Barrier Miner · Thursday 18 January 1951 · page 6

Melbourne.—Six people (three of whom were injured) were thrown to the ground when an unoccupied motor car ran away…

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Man Killed; 5 Injured

Barrier Miner · Thursday 18 January 1951 · page 12

Sydney.—Jeffrey Mullett (41), of Rylstone, was killed and his wife and four others were Injured when, a driverless motor…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 18 January 1951 · page 1

K. H. McGregor (Zinc Corporation) was treated at the Hospital yesterday for a lacerated third finger of the right hand. He was later taken home to 114 Morgan…

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Angler Drowned

Barrier Miner · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 8

Wonthaggi.—Police found the body of a man in the Powlett River about four miles from Wonthaggi. He was Mark Milnes. 40,…

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Eight Seamen Feared Drowned in Wreck Collier Kiama Is Smashed In Gale Off N.S.W. Coast

Barrier Miner · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 1

Sydney.—Eight men are believed to have been drowned when the 550-ton collier Kiama, bound from Newcastle to Sydney with coal, foundered off Tuggerah, 60 miles from Sydney, this morning…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 1

L. R. Krutil (North mine) was taken to 75 Gaffney Lane yesterday after receiving bruises to the left wrist and thumb…

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Injured In Road Smash

Barrier Miner · Saturday 20 January 1951 · page 1

A woman was injured in a collision between a car and utility on the Menindee road last night…

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Truck Runs Amok One Dead; Five Injured

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 20 January 1951 · page 4

Sydney, January 18.—A driverless motor truck ploughed into a crowd of lunch time shoppers today, killing a man and injuring five others. The truck…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 20 January 1951 · page 4

B. W. Stephens (Zinc) went to the Hospital for an X-ray yesterday, and was then taken home to 19 Mica Street He was suffering from a crushed right…

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Collision On Outback Road

Barrier Miner · Monday 22 January 1951 · page 12

After bitting a utility on the Tibooburra Road early yesterday morning, the driver, of a car allegedly failed to stop…

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Two Hurt in Collision

Barrier Miner · Monday 22 January 1951 · page 12

The rider of a motor cycle and his pillion passenger were injured in a collision with a utility in Gypsum Street on Saturday…

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Station Employee Injured

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 22 January 1951 · page 4

Joseph Burn (19), employed at Topar Station, suffered a probable fracture of the shoulder when be fell from a bridge on the station on Saturday…

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Several Injured In Road Accidents Week-End Traffic Toll

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 22 January 1951 · page 1

Several persons were injured and admitted to Hospital for treatment following injuries received in road accidents at the week-end. None were…

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Boy Drowned Over Weir

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 23 January 1951 · page 6

Newcastle. — John Thomas Rawnsley (11), of Second street, Boolara, was drowned in flooded Salty Creek, near Teralba…

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Man Saves Wife; Drowned

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 23 January 1951 · page 9

Melbourne.—A Melbourne business man was drowned after he saved his wife from a powerful undertow in deep…

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Men Who Courted Death Drowned

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 23 January 1951 · page 2

Melbourne. — Two men were accidentally drowned in unusual circumstances on Saturday— one at Hobart, the other at Swan Hill. At Hobart, Neil Winston Jones, 24, was testing…

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Miner Injured In Fall Of Ground Mishap At Zinc Corporation

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 23 January 1951 · page 1

A miner suffered a fractured right thigh and pelvic injuries when caught in a fall of ground at the Zinc Corporation last night…

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Trains In Collision

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 24 January 1951 · page 4

Perth.—A goods train crashed head-on into a stationary passenger train. The crash was at Goodwood…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 24 January 1951 · page 1

J. D. Willoughby (North Mine) was taken to Hospital yesterday and then to 563 Welfram Lane, suffering from bleeding nose…

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Girl Drowned In Flood

Barrier Miner · Thursday 25 January 1951 · page 5

Newcastle.—Marlene Ball (9), of Gavey Street, Mayfield, was drowned while swimming in flooded Iron Bar Creek at…

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