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Accidents, 1910

11 stories in Blue Mountains's papers

Railway Accidents

The Blue Mountain Echo · Saturday 26 February 1910 · page 4

"Important discoveries" (so sayeth Departmental reports) have been made in connection with the recent railway accidents. In Katoomba wicked little boys…

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A Sad Accident

The Blue Mountain Echo · Saturday 19 March 1910 · page 9

A serious and lamentable accident happened to Mr. R. Forrest, the manager of the local gasworks, on Friday morning about 8 o'clock. He was leaving his…

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Fatal Accident

The Blue Mountain Echo · Saturday 19 March 1910 · page 9

Sunday last was clouded by a sad accident whereby a bright little girl named Ruby Mabel Cole, aged 8½ years, lost her life. It appears that deceased, who…

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Accident

The Blue Mountain Echo · Saturday 2 April 1910 · page 9

A young man named Evans was thrown from his cart early in the week and su s tained several nasty bruises. A motor fiend accounted for the accident. Evans…

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Accident to Mr. A. Marx

The Blue Mountain Echo · Saturday 23 April 1910 · page 7

General regret was expressed throughout Katoomba and along the Mountains on Thursday morning when it was known that Mr A. Marx, head of thehe sufferer was…

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Almost a Fatality

The Blue Mountain Echo · Saturday 18 June 1910 · page 8

We have to apologise to our readers for the late appearance of the paper, and the condensation of our usual weekly budget of news. Early in the week…

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Fatal Blasting Accident. James Ryan Killed. Two Others Injured

The Blue Mountain Echo · Saturday 30 July 1910 · page 9

The old old story of the misfire and the men who went back was retold on Monday last at Mount Victoria, when another victim was added to the long list of unfortunates who have paid…

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Railway Accidents

The Blue Mountain Echo · Saturday 10 September 1910 · page 9

Victoria has produced another sad railway accident, 15 people being injured, the result of a derailment. The Hornsby to Sydney train on Thursday…

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Accident at Clarence Tunnel

The Blue Mountain Echo · Saturday 10 September 1910 · page 9

An accident occurred last night on the deviation works between No. 1 tunnel and the power house. From the meagre details to hand it appears that…

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A Sad Accident

The Blue Mountain Echo · Saturday 24 September 1910 · page 9

A lamentable accident occurred in York street, Katoomba, on Saturday afternoon. Some visitors from Hamilton, Newcastle, arrived by the 4.30 p.m. train, and while…

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Accidents

The Blue Mountain Echo · Saturday 12 November 1910 · page 9

Slight accidents were the order of the day on the 9th. No less than three runaways were reported, the occupants in each instance escaping without any…

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