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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Accidents

Accidents, 1889

125 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 7 of 7

Fatal Accident

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 28 December 1889 · page 3

A fatal accident happened at Swanson, Hobart, yesterday, when a horse and cart toppled over a precipitous embankment, and Mrs. Harry Pyke, an old resident of the district,…

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Gun Accident at the Gaol

National Advocate · Monday 30 December 1889 · page 2

At five o'clock on Saturday evening, while Warder Tucker was handling a rifle at the Bathurst Gaol the firearm exploded, driving a bullet from the front to the back of…

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The Drowning of Mowbray Halloran

National Advocate · Tuesday 31 December 1889 · page 2

We are enabled to give further particulars of the sad drowning case of Warroo station, on the Lachlan River, of Mowbray Halloran, the oldest son of Mr. G. N. Halloran of Bathurst…

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Teerrible Railway Accident. London, December 29

National Advocate · Tuesday 31 December 1889 · page 3

A despatch from New York states that a train was derailed yesterday on the Ohio railroad, breaking the axle of the engine. Ten passengers were killed and ten others seriously…

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Accidentally Poisoned

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 31 December 1889 · page 2

A party of ladies and gentlemen riding near Menindie on Saturday, were poisoned by drinking water from a bottle lying near the lake. All are now slowly recovering…

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