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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Accidents

Accidents, 1895

438 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 4 of 22

A Shocking Accident. New Zealand

National Advocate · Thursday 7 February 1895 · page 3

A shocking railway accident occurred at New Plymouth today. A bootmaker was ran over at a level crossing and his head was severed from his body…

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A Shocking Accident. BUNGEDORE

National Advocate · Thursday 7 February 1895 · page 3

A man named Jeff was standing on a manure heap and threw his fork down. He then jumped over the fork, but fell. Thus, the prongs accidentally penetrated…

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Seven Men Injured

National Advocate · Saturday 9 February 1895 · page 2

By the bursting of the digester at the Gunnedah boiling-down works on Wednesday, seven men were injured, two of them being severely scalded…

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Boating Fatality

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 11 February 1895 · page 2

John Lawson and Frank Morrison, two telegraph messengers, were drowned yesterday in George's Rifer while boating…

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Terrible Boating Accident. a Party of Telegraph Boys. Sydney, Sunday night

National Advocate · Monday 11 February 1895 · page 3

A party of telegraph messengers from the Head Office went on to San Souci today, and played a cricket match,—night messengers against day…

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Machinery Accident

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 11 February 1895 · page 2

Richard Wynne, aged 15 years, was an tangled in machinery at Collingwood (Vic.) tobacco factory, and fearfully mangled…

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Murder or Accident. a Railway Mystery. Supposed Sydney Man's Death

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 13 February 1895 · page 3

An inquest was held to-day before the coroner for the South-eastern district upon the body of Edward John Ellis, a retrenched Civil servant from Australia, whose body…

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Fatal Accident. Two Telegraph Messengers Drowned. Sydney

The Bathurst Post · Friday 15 February 1895 · page 1

JOHN LAWSON and Frank Morrison, two telegraph messengers employed at the head office, were drowned yesterday at George's River, near Botany,…

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Fearful Hallway Accident

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 19 February 1895 · page 3

A terrible railway accident happened at Kansas, America, where a train ran off the line, taming the carriages over the embankment. Fifty persons were mutilated…

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Accident to Rt. Rev. Dr. Camidge. Who Is, However, Unhurt. Mudgee

National Advocate · Wednesday 20 February 1895 · page 3

Rt. Rev. Dr. Camidge had a narrow escape whilst driving between Rylstone and Gulgong. His horses bolted, and the Bishop was thrown heavily out of his…

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Fearful Calamity. 30 Bots Drowned

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 21 February 1895 · page 3

Thirty schoolboys when skating on the Moskva River, Moscow, Russia, fell through the ice, and were drowned…

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A Shocking Railway Accident

National Advocate · Thursday 21 February 1895 · page 2

A shocking railway accident has taken place at Topeka, the capital of the State of Kansas. A train, running at full speed near the city, ran off the line, and…

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Fatal Accident at Raglan. a Man Crushed to Death on the Railway Line

National Advocate · Thursday 21 February 1895 · page 2

About 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon a man whose name is supposed to be John Cochrane, a resident of Tarana, was crushed to death on the railway line…

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Fatal Railway Accident. a Man Killed at Raglan

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 21 February 1895 · page 2

Word was received in town yesterday afternoon that a man had boon killed at Raglan Railway Station. It appears that three men, strongers to the place, left…

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Thirty Schoolboys Drowned

National Advocate · Friday 22 February 1895 · page 2

Thirty schoolboys who were skating on the Moskva River at Moscow, Russia, fell through the ice, which broke, and were, drowned…

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The Harbour Collision, SYDNEY, Thursday

National Advocate · Friday 22 February 1895 · page 3

Charles Peterson was charged at the Criminal Court to-day with manslaughter in connection with the Princess Awhina collision. The case is proceeding…

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Fatal Accident at Raglan. Magisterial Inquiry

National Advocate · Friday 22 February 1895 · page 2

A magisterial inquiry into the circumstances concerning the death of John Cockorell, who was killed at Raglan on Wednesday afternoon, was held before…

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Accident to a Little Boy

National Advocate · Friday 22 February 1895 · page 2

On Wednesday night, at the Park Hotel, a little boy, 3 years of age, a son of Mr. H. H. Mellor of this town, was playing on the arm of a sofa when he…

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The Harbor Collision. SYDNEY, Friday night

National Advocate · Saturday 23 February 1895 · page 2

The Princess-Awinha collision case Las resulted ia Petersen. charged with manslaughter, being acquitted…

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Boating Fatality

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 25 February 1895 · page 2

Leonard Rush and William Noble were drowned at Kensington (South Australia) by the swamping of a fishing boat…

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