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Broken Hill & the Far West · Accidents

Accidents, 1954

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Station Man Injured

Barrier Miner · Saturday 24 April 1954 · page 1

The Flying Doctor (Dr. C. Russell-Jones) was called to a station in south-west Queensland on the extreme…

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Ketch Sunk in S. A. Collision

Barrier Miner · Saturday 24 April 1954 · page 2

Adelaide: A ketch laden with barley sank almost immediately after it had come into collision with a tug 10 miles off the Outer Harbor just after midnight…

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Ketch Sunk in S. A. Collision

Barrier Miner · Saturday 24 April 1954 · page 2

Adelaide: A ketch laden with barley sank almost immediately after it had come into collision with a tug 10 miles off the Outer Harbor just after midnight…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 24 April 1954 · page 8

F. Risasno (NBHC) suffered a bruised left shoulder and forearm, and taken home to 160 Hebbard Street…

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Shooting Fatality

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 27 April 1954 · page 12

A young man was shot in the back and died almost immediately in a shooting accident near…

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Lucky Escapes In Week-End Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 27 April 1954 · page 1

Two men were injured when a car overturned on the Wilcannia Road, two miles from Broken Hill, at…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 28 April 1954 · page 1

A Green (Earth) was [?] her [?] right [?] to [?]…

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Vehicles in Collision

Barrier Miner · Thursday 29 April 1954 · page 5

Two motor vehicles were extensively damaged in an accident in Blende Street during the height of last…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 29 April 1954 · page 2

B. Couryer (North) was suffering an illness while working. He was taken home to 202 Jones Street…

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Grazier Accidentally Killed by Tractor

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 29 April 1954 · page 2

A faulty tractor clutch which failed at a crucial moment was the apparent cause of an accident of Caradoc Station on April 13 when James Robert Hancock (44) was fatally injured…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 1 May 1954 · page 2

F. Hendry (Zinc) was treated by a doctor for, a strained back. He later went back to work…

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Breasley Injured

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 4 May 1954 · page 1

London, Mon.: Australian jockey Arthur Breasley, was admitted to hospital with concusion today after a race…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 4 May 1954 · page 1

W. York (NBHC) suffered a strained muscle on the left side. He was taken to 372 Zebina Street…

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Coroner Told of Drowning of Child

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 5 May 1954 · page 15

The Coroner (Mr. W. H. Hall, S.M.) today found that Graham William Knott (12 months) had died as a result of accidental drowning on April 21…

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Accidentally Drowned Death Of Child

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 6 May 1954 · page 11

At an inquest yesterday into the death of 12-moriths-old Graham William Knott, the Coroner, Mr. W. H. Hall, found that the child was accidentally drowned when he fell…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 6 May 1954 · page 4

J. W. Quinn (NBHC) was treated by a doctor for a strained shoulder. He was later taken home to 269…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 7 May 1954 · page 4

V. Ward (North) suffered a strained back and was taken home to 412 Wolf [?] Street…

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Collision

Barrier Miner · Monday 10 May 1954 · page 12

Damage was caused to two vehicles which collided on the Stephens Creek Road about six miles from Broken…

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Collision on Stephens Creek Road

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 11 May 1954 · page 8

A small collision occurred on Sunday afternoon about six miles from Broken Hill on the Stephens Creek road…

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Man Drowned. 7 Swept to Sea by Giant Wave

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 11 May 1954 · page 5

Sydney: A 60-year-old man was drowned and seven others swept into Botany Bay when a giant wave overturned their four-ton launch…

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