On 1 January 1915 at Broken Hill, two men, Mullah Abdullah (c.1855-1915), a camel-driver and Islamic priest in the company of Gool Badsha Mahomed (c.1875-1915), camel-driver, soldier and labourer decided upon a suicide mission with the intent of killing as many people as possible until they too died.
The first victims of this spree were killed or wounded in the town itself. Then the two men set themselves up in a position to fire upon a 40 wagon picnic train filled with 1200 passengers that was slowly passing by. This resulted in more casualties. Finally the two men were engaged and shot dead. At the end of the day, 4 people were killed and 7 wounded.
This album consists of a collection of various photographs obtained from newspapers and other sources with the aim of placing these disparate items in one place.
Barrier Miner, Thursday 16 September 1926, page 4
DEATH OF MR. C. F. BROSNAN
Advice was received this afternoon of the death of Mr. Cornelius Francis Brosnan who was an old resident of this city prior to his departure for Towns End, near Kogarah, last June. He had served 14 years as health inspector. Prior to taking up work with the Council Mr. Brosnan was employed along the line of lode as a pipe fitter and he then took a great interest in union matters, being a member of the Federated Enginedrivers and Firemen's Association. Prior to coming to Broken Hill he had experience in pipe-laying on the Beetaloo waterworks, and came from South Australia to this city. He had charge of a gang of men in the laying of the pipes for the reticulation scheme from Umber- umberka. He was born in Ireland and was about 65 years of age. He leaves a widow and grown-up family.