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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Accidents

Accidents, 1892

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Accident and Death. Sydney, Wednesday night

National Advocate · Thursday 24 March 1892 · page 3

A terrible accident has occurred at Armidale. A train was entering the station when William O'Brien, the gatekeeper, was thrown down. One foot…

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Sad Accident. a Bride Killed

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 24 March 1892 · page 3

A newly—wedded bride named Mary Gerard, was thrown from a vehicle in Auckland yesterday, a few hours after her marriage, and was killed instantly…

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The World. the Boating Fatality. One Body Recovered. Sydney, Monday night

National Advocate · Tuesday 29 March 1892 · page 2

The boyd of Beatty, one of the victims in the harbor fatality, was recovered this afternoon. It is not thought that Mrs. Mayo's body will be recovered…

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A nasty Accident

National Advocate · Tuesday 29 March 1892 · page 2

A rather serious accident occurred at Burrawang, last week, to a man named Haddock, working at the sawmill. A piece of wood coming from the saw…

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A Fearful Accident. London, March 26

National Advocate · Tuesday 29 March 1892 · page 3

A terrible accident resulting in the death of several persons, has occurred in a steel foundry at Pittsbury, Pennsylvania. An immense vat of molten steel capsized,…

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A Fatal Accident. Sydney, Tuesday night

National Advocate · Wednesday 30 March 1892 · page 3

Two boys this morning found the dead body of another lad named Ernest Moxham in a waterhole near the railway quarry at Pyrmont. Yesterday evening…

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A Railway Accident

National Advocate · Wednesday 30 March 1892 · page 2

A fatal accident accurred on Wednesday on the railway line two and a half miles north of Armidale. As the up mail train was approaching the level…

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Fatal Gun Accident

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 31 March 1892 · page 2

A young man named Thomas Longford accidentally shot himself cloud whiles hunting rabbits at Silver Creek, near Wodonga…

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A Nasty Accident

National Advocate · Friday 1 April 1892 · page 2

In Mr. M. C. Treanor's coach building yard, Russel-street, yesterday afternoon a nasty accident happened to a youth of the name of William Moore. The young…

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Mother and Daughter Drowned

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 4 April 1892 · page 2

Sirs. Passtoors and her daughter, aged seven years, were drowned in Baker's Greek, Armidale, while crossing in a buggy…

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An Accident

National Advocate · Monday 4 April 1892 · page 2

On Tuesday evening a son of Mr. J. Albert, of the Imperial Hotel, Mudgee, aged eight years, had the misfortune to break his arm. It appears he and his…

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Another Gun Accident

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 5 April 1892 · page 2

Henry Law ton, aged 17, living at Too-woomba, accidentally shot his brother, aged 16, dead while duck shooting,…

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Frightful Accident

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 9 April 1892 · page 2

A selector named Campbell, when out shooting at Coudobolin, met with a frightful accident. His gun exploded, and the charge entered his stomach, shuttering his spine, the bullet coming…

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Shocking Accident

National Advocate · Monday 11 April 1892 · page 2

The coroner from Queenbeyan (Mr. Downing) held ah inquest at Captain's , Flat on Thursday on the body of Thos. Coyle, who met with an accident on…

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To-day's Telegrams. Sydney, Monday. Railway Accident

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 11 April 1892 · page 3

A railway accident occurred between Benalla and Wodonga on Saturday, when the guard WM knocked senseless and a passenger injured…

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Drowned in a Creek

National Advocate · Tuesday 12 April 1892 · page 2

On Saturday last a fatal accident occurred at Baker's Creek near Armidale. A man named Pasteur, a small storekeeper at Hillgrove, had been into…

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Accident to the Mail

National Advocate · Thursday 14 April 1892 · page 2

An accident happened to the mail from Sydney, due in Bathurst at 5 last evening, with the result that the mails were an hour late. The accident…

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Accident on the Zig—Zag

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 14 April 1892 · page 3

A cattle train from Bourke left the rails on the Zig-zag at midday yesterday. Three trucks went over the embankment and were smashed to atoms. Some…

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An Orient Liner in Collision

National Advocate · Saturday 16 April 1892 · page 2

One of the most saddening experiences in the course of a voyage on one of the great "liners" is a collision of the huge vessel with some small trading ship, aboard which, perhaps, hall-a-dozen honest…

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Fearful Accident at Milltown. the Cracker Fiend Responsible. a Little Girl Gets Run Over. Her Face Crushed by a Cart Wheel. a Horrible Spectacle

National Advocate · Saturday 16 April 1892 · page 3

A fearful accident happened in Milltown on Thursday night. Fearful indeed, and the result of the approach of that month whose 24th day gives birth, in…

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