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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Accidents

Accidents, 1885

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

Dreadful Accident

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 24 January 1885 · page 4

From the "Maryborough Chronicle of and instant, we take the following account of a dreadful accident which befell Mr. Edward Taylor, of Brisbane, on New…

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Terrible Railway Accident on Southern Line

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 28 January 1885 · page 2

THERE was considerable excitement in Bathurst on Monday, when it became known that an accident of a most serious nature had occurred on the Sydney line. At first, a report was…

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The Bathurst Free Press. "Magna est veritas et prosvalabit." Saturday, January 31, 1885. the Late Railway Accident

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 31 January 1885 · page 2

THE whole of the facts connected with the [?]mentable and unprecedentedly disastrous [?] far as this colony is concerned) accident [?] the Southern train near Cootamundra…

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Frightful Accident. Inquest

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 11 March 1885 · page 2

AN inquest was held on Saturday afternoon last before the Coroner (Mr. B. Lee, P.M.), and a jury of twelve, touching the death of Fergus McGarry, whoso body was on viewoutside. The…

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Another Fatal Accident

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 11 March 1885 · page 2

A second inquest was held at the Hospital on Monday afternoon, before the District Coroner and a jury of twelve, touching the death of Elizabeth Powell, whose body was on view at…

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Goulburn and Crookwell. Fatal Accident—a Narrow Escape—accident

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 12 March 1885 · page 2

On Monday, Charles Viner, a shunter at the Goulburn railway station, whilst engaged in coupling two trucks together, was caught by the hooks in the lower part of the body…

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Goulburn. a Dangerous Boating Trip—accident—the Bishop of Riverina—careless Truck Coupling

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 13 March 1885 · page 3

On Wednesday Mr. Albert H. Cooper and Mr. E. O. V. Broughton were crossing Lake George in a sailing boat, and when opposite the White Rocks, and about two miles from…

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The Late Accident Near Blayney. (To the Editor of the Bathurst Free Press.)

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 14 March 1885 · page 2

SIR.—I have always read, the correspondence from Blayney that appears in the Free Press from time to time, with great pleasure, as in it there are often items of news interesting to the…

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Young. Fatal Accident

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 17 March 1885 · page 2

On Saturday. Mr. Brodie, inspector of buildings in the Railway Department, descended into a recently constructed circular bank in the station yard to inspect cement…

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Parkes. Accidentally Drowned

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 21 March 1885 · page 2

An inquest was held on Wednesday at Bindogandra, on the body of Arthur Win. O'Brin, aged 11, who was found drowned in a tank about half a mile from his home…

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Lithgow and District. Buggy Accident—a Silver Lode-a Truck Smashed—an Untimisly Death

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 23 March 1885 · page 2

On Tuesday, as Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Hughes wore returning from tho Hartley races, their buggy was turned over on to us side at a culvert, near Cooerwull public school…

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Forbes. Accident

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 25 March 1885 · page 3

"A carrier, Isaac Beattie, received a severe kick in the leg from one of his horses at Burrawang on Thursday last. He was brought into the Forbes hospital, where it…

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Goulburn. Accident—departmental Change

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 25 March 1885 · page 3

On Wednesday an accident happened to a four-year-old son of Mr. Dalglish, government surveyor. His brother put him on his pony, but the saddle slipped and came to the…

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Serious Railway Collision

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 17 June 1885 · page 2

NEWS reached Bathurst on Saturday night that a serious collision between trains had occurred on the Western Line at Wallerawang. The following telegram from Wallerawang, dated…

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Frightful Accident at the Dubbo Railway Station

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 17 June 1885 · page 3

On Saturday evening (says the Dispatch) about half-past 7 o'clock, a frightful accident occurred at the Dubbon Railway Station, by which a man named Thomas Evans, employed in the Traffic…

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General News. Lithgow. Terrible Fatality at Eskbank

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 22 July 1885 · page 3

Most of our readers are probably by this time aware of the sad ocourrence at Eskbank station last Saturday morning, by which Mr. George Hughes, of Chesdeman's Crook, near Orange…

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