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Blue Mountains · Accidents

Accidents, 1903

13 stories in Blue Mountains's papers

Accident at Lawson

Blue Mountain Gazette · Friday 9 January 1903 · page 3

A parry or ladies and gentlemen from Hazel brook were enjoying themselves at the Junction Fulls on New Year's Day, when one of the number,…

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Fatal Accident at Wentworth Fals

Blue Mountain Gazette · Friday 9 January 1903 · page 2

Yesterday morning (Thursday) at about 11.30 quite gloom was cast over the peaceful litle town of Went- worth Falls when the news of a sad…

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Fatal Accident at Wentworth Falls. Killed by Falling Down a Well

The Mountaineer · Friday 9 January 1903 · page 3

A sad accident happened at Wentworth Falls, on Thursday, which cast quite a gloom over the village. Mr J. Poulton, who was at work…

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Painful Accident

Blue Mountain Gazette · Friday 29 May 1903 · page 2

A painful accident occurred at the Town Band Ball on Wednesday evening last which somewhat marred the pleasure of an otherwise very sociable…

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Fatal Accident at the Railway Station. William Nixon Killed

Blue Mountain Gazette · Friday 12 June 1903 · page 7

On Saturday evening last the residents of Katoomba received a shock when the news spread that a man had been run over by a goods train at the…

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Fatal Accident at the Katoomba Railway Crossing

The Mountaineer · Friday 12 June 1903 · page 4

Another victim has been added to the list of fatal Accidents at the Katoomba railway crossing, making the second within a little over twelve…

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Accident near Leura Fails

Blue Mountain Gazette · Friday 10 July 1903 · page 3

What might have been a serious accident was narrowly averted down near Leura Falls on Monday afternoon last. From what can be gathered…

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The Lawson Accident

Blue Mountain Gazette · Friday 2 October 1903 · page 2

It is a marvellous thing that no person was even seriously injured in the railway accident at Lawson on Saturday night, and it is also…

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The Railway Accident. a Passenger's Experience

The Mountaineer · Friday 2 October 1903 · page 4

A passenger, why was one of the unfortunate travellers by the 6:15 Western mail train on Saturday night, writes:--…

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The Railway Accident

The Mountaineer · Friday 2 October 1903 · page 3

One of the most peculiar railway accidents that have ever happened was that which occurred near Lawson. The accident was peculiar in a very…

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Accidents on Buildings

The Mountaineer · Friday 13 November 1903 · page 3

Mr J. Williams of Bent street met with a nasty accident on Wednesday morning. He was engaged doing some work to the verandah of a building he…

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Fatal Accident at Medlow

Blue Mountain Gazette · Friday 27 November 1903 · page 2

On Tuesday last a fatal accident occurred at Medlow when a man named John Qunn was run over by the down passenger train and killed…

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Fatal Railway Accident

The Mountaineer · Friday 27 November 1903 · page 3

A very said accident happened on Tuesday feat be a man named John Gunn near tire Medlow railway station. It appears that deceased was taking a…

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