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Broken Hill & the Far West · Accidents

Accidents, 1954

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 22 May 1954 · page 7

J. Egan (North) bruised right eye. Treated by doctor and taken home to 179 Williams Street…

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Vehicles in Collision

Barrier Miner · Monday 24 May 1954 · page 2

Slight damage was caused to motor vehicles and a bicycle which were involved1 in collisions on Saturday…

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Men Injured

Barrier Miner · Monday 24 May 1954 · page 12

Three North Mine employees were treated for minor injuries today. A. A. Adams, 752 Horsington…

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Nail in Head; Freak Accident

Barrier Miner · Monday 24 May 1954 · page 6

Montreal: A misdirectea nail was removed from the head of a construction worker by doctors at Royal…

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Star Player Injured

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 25 May 1954 · page 7

Melbourne: Thorold Merrett (Collingwood), one of the most accomplished players in Australian Rules,…

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Two Men Hurt in Collision

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 25 May 1954 · page 1

Two men were injured when a baker's delivery van came into collision with a motor lorry at the…

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Local Killed in Accident on Adelaide Road

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 25 May 1954 · page 2

A Broken Hill man was killed and another injured on Sunday when their car skidded in loose gravel on the Adelaide Rood, and overturned…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 25 May 1954 · page 2

A Adams (North), probable fractured rib. X-rayed at Hospital then taken home to [?] Street…

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Accident Verdict in Philp Inquest Capsize On Wet Road

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 26 May 1954 · page 2

At an inquest yesterday into the death of 26-year-old tractor driver Lawrence Gregory Philp, the Coroner, Mr. W. H. Hall, S.M., found that Philp died at a result of injuries…

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Mess Follows Collision

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 27 May 1954 · page 1

This may look like o street eviction, but it is what resulted when, tram and a furniture von collided At St. Kilda last week…

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100 Men Killed in Carrier Blast Injured List of More Than 200 in "Floating Hell"

Barrier Miner · Thursday 27 May 1954 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Wednesday: A mysterious explosion and fire turned the aircraft carrier Bennington into a "floating hell" off the New England coast today. At least 100 of the 2300 crew lost their lives, and 201 were…

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Mine Accident

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 28 May 1954 · page 2

T. A. Howe (Zinc) was yesterday treated by a doctor for probable fracture of left toe and then taken…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 28 May 1954 · page 1

A. Edwards (NBH) was treated by a[?] doctor and then taken to the Hospital. He was suffering from a…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 28 May 1954 · page 1

L. Ciobiattini (North) was treated by a doctor for a bruised right foot and then taken home to 328 Cobalt…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 29 May 1954 · page 2

North: M. G. Woods, foreign body in eye. Taken home to 170 Williams Street. N.B.H: R. D. Thompson,…

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Week End Accidents

Barrier Miner · Monday 31 May 1954 · page 12

A cow which was struck and knocked to the roadway by a motor car got up after the collision and slowly…

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Three Hurt in Collision

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 1 June 1954 · page 1

Two boys and a man were injured last night when a motor-cycle and a bicycle collided at the intersection…

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Week-End Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 1 June 1954 · page 7

A number of traffic occurred in Broken Hill on Saturday A car driven by Mervyn Pascoe, of Nicholls Street…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 1 June 1954 · page 8

A. Edwards (Zinc), fractured hand, Tr[?]ted at Hospital and taken home to 330 Lane Street…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 2 June 1954 · page 2

S. W. Suhle (Zinc) was taken to a doctor's surgery and then to the Hospital. He sustained a fracture of the…

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