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Broken Hill & the Far West · Accidents

Accidents, 1953

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Fatal Road Collision

Barrier Miner · Thursday 12 March 1953 · page 5

Sydney: An Adelaide semitrailer was involved in a collision in which one man was killed and another…

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Red Got Votes by Accident

Barrier Miner · Thursday 12 March 1953 · page 1

Commonwealth Security officers are convinced that the 107 votes cast at the Woomera Rocket Range…

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Collision in Blende Street

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 14 March 1953 · page 3

When the steering column of his vehicle broke in Blendie Street at 1.10 p.m. yesterday the driver,…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 14 March 1953 · page 1

C Shannon (North) was taken home to 414 Morgan Street suffering from a bruised foot…

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Migrant Drowned

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 17 March 1953 · page 3

Brisbane.—Daniel Pattison, a Scottish migrant, who was returning to Scotland next week, was drowned when a…

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Miner Injured

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 17 March 1953 · page 1

One minor accident was reported from the North Mine today. C. R. Steer, a miner, was…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 18 March 1953 · page 4

H. Tresize (Zinc Corporation) was admitted to the Hospital yesterday suffering from injuries to the held…

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Court Sequel to Road Accident

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 18 March 1953 · page 12

Evidence in the case against Samuel Hamilton Keenan of 427 Piper Street, who was charged with driving a motor lorry on the Silverton Road on September 14, 1952, in a negligent manner was…

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Car Collision Costs Negligent Driver £15/12/- Man Tells How Arm Lost In Smash

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 19 March 1953 · page 1

A collision causing Ronald Norris Gray to lose his right arm, resulted in Samuel H. Keenan appearing before Mr. D.T. Garnsey…

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Sydney Harbor Collision

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 20 March 1953 · page 1

Sydney, March 19: The Asiatic Steam Navigation Co., Ltd., of Bishopgate, London, has issued a writ…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 20 March 1953 · page 1

[?] McEwen (Zinc) of [?] Hebbard Street was treated for a foreign body in the right ear…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 20 March 1953 · page 4

At the N.B.H.C. Mine yesterday W.H. James of 106 Patton Street suffered on [?]nury to his right [?]…

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Accidents on Mines

Barrier Miner · Friday 20 March 1953 · page 8

Four mine employees were treated for injured fingers yesterday. W. H. James (New Broken…

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Car Hits Tree Man, Woman Injured

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 21 March 1953 · page 1

Last night about midnight a car being driven south in Hebbard Street crashed…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 21 March 1953 · page 6

K.T. Cray. (South) Was taken home to 107 Newton Street yesterday su ering from inured ribs…

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Man Injured Seriously

Barrier Miner · Monday 23 March 1953 · page 4

A young miner was critically injured when he fell through a glass panel near the entrance to the Zinc…

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Car, Motor Cycle In Collision

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 23 March 1953 · page 3

A motor cyclist who suffered abrasions to the face declined medical attention when his machine was…

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Collision at Intersection

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 24 March 1953 · page 4

At about 3.63 p.m. on Sunday, a collision between two cars occurred at the intersection of chloride and…

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Injured Man Still Serious

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 24 March 1953 · page 1

Robert Brewer was reported from the Hospital last night to be still in a serious condition. Brewer…

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