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Broken Hill & the Far West · Accidents

Accidents, 1954

588 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 9 of 30

Mine Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 8 April 1954 · page 1

E. W. Grieves (North) suffered a bruised right wrist. He was treated and taken home to Ryan Street…

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93-mile dash with injured sheerer

Barrier Miner · Friday 9 April 1954 · page 9

A shearer aged 25 was rushed 93 miles re hospital after he had been injured in a car crash near Yacka…

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Insuring Schoolchildren Against Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 10 April 1954 · page 4

Sydney, April 9.—A scheme to insure schoolchildren against accident has been announced by the Minister…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 10 April 1954 · page 1

[?] (North) suffer of [?] back. He was [?] and taken home to [?] Street…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 13 April 1954 · page 2

H. K. Hamilton (South) was taken [?] to 35 [?]ds Street suffering from a [?]sted left [?]ran…

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Man Injured By Tractor

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 14 April 1954 · page 8

The Flying Doctor last night received a call by radio from Caradoc Station in the White Cliffs…

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Completely Bad Luck Says Coroner Drowning Of Army Trainees At Stockton

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 14 April 1954 · page 2

Newcastle, April 13.—Two Army trainees drowned when a convey of Army imphibous vehicles was swamped off Stockton Beatch on March 8 died accidentally, the…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 14 April 1954 · page 8

J. De Goumois (North), suffered a foreign body in the left eye. He was taken home to 733 Beryl Street…

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Nine Hurt in Collision

Barrier Miner · Thursday 15 April 1954 · page 6

Melbourne: Five people were injured when a bus and a funeral mourning coach collided in blinding…

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Cup Horse Injured

Barrier Miner · Thursday 15 April 1954 · page 12

Sydney: Crack New Zealand stayer Lancaster, second favorite for the Sydney Cup, injured himself at…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 15 April 1954 · page 1

W. Hogan (Zinc) was taken to his home in Argent Street suffering from a strained right shoulder…

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Charged On Two Counts After Accident

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 16 April 1954 · page 8

Following an accident at the intersection of Oxide and Argent Streets at 12.15 a.m. yesterday, police…

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Undersea Film Man Drowned

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 20 April 1954 · page 4

London, April 19.—Lieut. Commander H. J. Hodges wartime "frogman," was drowned while taking…

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11 Injured in

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 20 April 1954 · page 2

Sydney: Eleven persons were injured late, yesterday when a tourist bus overturned…

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Death in Hospital of Accident Victim

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 20 April 1954 · page 1

The death occurred in the Hospital yesterday morning at 9.30 o'clock of James Robert Hancock,…

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3 Injured by Bomb Test

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 21 April 1954 · page 5

Marrakesn: Three people believed to be Europeans were injured when a man threw a grenade on to the…

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Injured Arm

Barrier Miner · Thursday 22 April 1954 · page 16

F. Tucker, of Patton Street, suffered a puncture of his right arm and a probable fracture of his left wrist…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 22 April 1954 · page 8

B. Delbridge (North) suffered a foreign body in the left aye. He was taken home to 421 Williams Street…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 23 April 1954 · page 2

W. Hobart (Zinc) suffered a lacerated finger. He was taken to Hospital for treatment…

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