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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Accidents

Accidents, 1871

4 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers

Mining Accidents

Gulgong Guardian and District Mining Record · Saturday 22 July 1871 · page 4

To many, and more specially to the professional and experienced miner, the numerous and frequent [?] caused by blasting operations must be bent sickening to…

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F[?]rtful Accident

Gulgong Guardian and District Mining Record · Saturday 29 July 1871 · page 4

The Empire says that on Friday afternoon, about half-past 5 o’clock, several men were working at a large piece of rock. Weighing about 100 tons, in Cumming’s quarry,…

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Fatal Accident to a Woman

Gulgong Guardian and District Mining Record · Saturday 2 September 1871 · page 2

A magisterial inquiry took place on Monday, 28th [?] before J. F. Plunkett, Esq., J.P.. at the Black Lead Hold, toughing the death of a woman named Ellen Victor, whose body bad been taken from a…

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Fatal Mining Accident

Gulgong Guardian and District Mining Record · Saturday 2 December 1871 · page 2

A magisterial enquiry was held before the Police Magistrate on Saturday afternoon last at the Munster Hotel, touching the death of a miner named William (or Malcolm) Bell, who had met his death by the…

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