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Broken Hill & the Far West · Accidents

Accidents, 1954

588 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 4 of 30

Mine Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 4 February 1954 · page 5

M. Kenp suffered a cut left hand at the South Mine yesterday and was takes home to 45 Gaffney Street…

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Three Cars in Collision

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 5 February 1954 · page 1

No one was injured when three cars were involved in an accident on South Road near the Crystal Street…

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Two Hurt in Collision

Barrier Miner · Saturday 6 February 1954 · page 1

A woman and a five-years-old boy were injured in a collision in Gypsum Street last night…

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Two Hurt in Collision

Barrier Miner · Saturday 6 February 1954 · page 8

A woman and a five-years-old boy were injured in a collision in Gypsum Street last night…

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Two Hurt In Bad Collision

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 6 February 1954 · page 1

A charge is to be laid by the police following an accident last night in which a woman and her infant son…

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Driver Hurt in Collision

Barrier Miner · Monday 8 February 1954 · page 1

The driver of a motor car which was concerned in a collision with another vehicle at the intersection of…

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Collision

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 9 February 1954 · page 4

Only minor damage resulted when a car and a panel van collided at the intersection of Iodide and…

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Collision On Cockburn Road

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 9 February 1954 · page 1

A South Australian taxi taking a number of Broken Hill National Service trainees back to comp in…

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Man Drowned at Gepp's Cross

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 9 February 1954 · page 2

Adelaide: John Newman Arnold (20), laborer, of Nelson Street, Kilburn, was drowned in a waterhole at Gepp's Cross shortly before 2.30 p.m. yesterday…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 9 February 1954 · page 1

Zinc: H. Couch, taken home to 306 Hebbard Street: illness. NBH: R. D. Boyce, treated…

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Burned After Collision

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 10 February 1954 · page 1

Sydney: A police constable was ourned and severely injured when his motor cycle was involved in…

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Two Girls Drowned

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 10 February 1954 · page 2

Brisbane: Sisters aged 6 and 5 years were drowned when they tried to cross the Hooded Bulimba Creek, at…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 11 February 1954 · page 1

CPS: R. Jones, treated at a surgery, then back to the mine, foreign body in right eye…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 12 February 1954 · page 1

Zinc: F. W. Keurschner was taken home to 109 Gypsum Street and G. A. Wickham was taken home to 67…

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Damage in Collision

Barrier Miner · Saturday 13 February 1954 · page 1

Two vehicles were extensively damaged in a collision at the intersection of Patton and Comstock Streets…

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Fire Unit in Collision

Barrier Miner · Saturday 13 February 1954 · page 6

A unit of the Central Fire Brigade and a motor utility were involved in a collision at the intersection…

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Fire Unit in Collision

Barrier Miner · Saturday 13 February 1954 · page 1

A unit of the Central Fire Brigade and a motor utility, were involved in a collision at the intersection…

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Garage Hand Injured

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 13 February 1954 · page 9

While repairing a truck in Mr. R. Sperring's Argent Street garage on Thursday, Mr. S. Hywood received…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 13 February 1954 · page 2

North A Matthews trades by a dogter and makes [?] to [?] [?]…

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16,000 Miles Without an Accident

Barrier Miner · Saturday 13 February 1954 · page 12

MELBOURNE, Thurs.: Bavarian motorist, Mrs. Rosalie Kiessling, nosed her Bentley through…

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