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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Accidents

Accidents, 1894

361 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 8 of 19

Gun Accident near Denison Bridge

National Advocate · Monday 14 May 1894 · page 2

A rather serious gun accident happened on Saturday to a lad 15 years old, a son of Mr. S. Davis, blacksmith. The boy had been out shooting with a double…

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The Koonowarra-Titania Collision. SYDNEY, Monday night

National Advocate · Tuesday 15 May 1894 · page 3

The certificate of the second mate of the Koonowarra has been suspended for three months in connection with the collision with the Titania…

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Fatal Buggy Accident

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 15 May 1894 · page 3

Mrs. Crawley, Mrs. Hayward and two children were driving down Razorbank Hill, Picton, yesterday, in a sulky. The pony bolted, throwing the occupants out…

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Railway Accident

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 15 May 1894 · page 3

A commercial traveller named George Sells has been terribly injured by being run over by a train at Lewishatn yesternight. Both legs were subsequently…

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Roating Fatality

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 16 May 1894 · page 3

A boat containing holiday makers capsized at Ipswich, Suffolk, and six of the occupants were drowned…

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A Shocking Boating Accident. LONDON

National Advocate · Thursday 17 May 1894 · page 2

A shocking boating fatality has occurred at Ipswich. Six persons were drowned…

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An Accident

National Advocate · Friday 18 May 1894 · page 3

As Mr. Robert Davidson, of Murrungundy, on the Talbragar River, was driving home from Dubbo a few days ago, he discovered near Baltimore a horse and…

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The Erskineville School Accident

National Advocate · Saturday 19 May 1894 · page 3

Regarding the Erskineville school accident, says the Herald we understand that the Hon. F. B. Suttor, Minister of Public Instruction, visited the parents…

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Chief Engineer Drowned

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 22 May 1894 · page 2

The Chief Engineer of the warship Karrakatta was washed overboard and drowned on the passage to Brisbane…

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Latest Cablegrams. London, Sunday. Disastrous Railway Collision

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 22 May 1894 · page 3

A terrible railway disaster is reported from the United States. Two freight trains came into collision in a tunnel, near Princeton, Kentucky. Much…

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Here and There Drowned in a Waterhole

National Advocate · Wednesday 23 May 1894 · page 2

A daughter of the Rev. T. R. Regg was drowned in a waterhole near Liverpool on Sunday…

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The Lucknow Fatality. Conclusion of the Inquest. Orange

National Advocate · Wednesday 23 May 1894 · page 3

The inquest on the brothers Thomas and Samuel Roberts, who were killed in the new main shaft of the Wentworth Proprietary Company, Lucknow, on…

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A Shocking Railway Accident. LONDON

National Advocate · Wednesday 23 May 1894 · page 3

A shocking railway accident is reported from Scotland. Four young Irishmen were walking along the line unconscious of an approaching train…

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A Shocking Accident

National Advocate · Thursday 24 May 1894 · page 3

A fatal accident of a shocking character occurred in one of the London streets on Monday. A woman and a child were in the vicinity of a building…

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Shot Dead by Accident

National Advocate · Thursday 24 May 1894 · page 2

At Mundaloon, Queensland, on Sunday, Hiram Smith (20) was shot dead by accident…

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The Holiday in Sydney. Beautiful Weather and No Accidents. Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 25 May 1894 · page 3

The holiday here passed off satisfactorily it was beautiful weather and all excursions were well patronised. It is understood the railway traffic shows an…

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An Accident at Wyalong

National Advocate · Saturday 26 May 1894 · page 1

The first accident on the Wyalong goldfield occurred a day or two ago, when a man fell down a shaft a depth of 40ft,, and was seriously injured…

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A Shocking Railway Accident. LONDON

National Advocate · Saturday 26 May 1894 · page 2

A terrible railway accident has happened at Imoge's, France. The couplings of the passenger train broke, and a portion of the train upset. The passengers…

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Frightful Railway Accident

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 26 May 1894 · page 3

Telegrams from Paris give particulars of a terrible railway accident which has occurred at Limoges, in France. The couplings of a passenger train broke, with…

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600 Persons Drowned

National Advocate · Wednesday 30 May 1894 · page 2

Disastrous flood have occurred on the Yangts Kiang, one of the rivers of China. About 6OO persons have been drowned…

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