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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Accidents

Accidents, 1895

438 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 8 of 22

Fatal Gun Accident. SYDNEY, Tuesday night

National Advocate · Wednesday 17 April 1895 · page 3

A son of Mr. King, stationmaster on the Eagle Farm at Brisbane, was cleaning a gun this morning when it exploded. Portions of the charge entered his thigh,…

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Drowned at Condobolin. CONDOBOLIN

National Advocate · Thursday 18 April 1895 · page 2

A boy named Fogarty went into the river with his dog, when the current carried him away. He was drowned. His sister was standing by. The body has…

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Drowned at Condoblin. CONDOBLIN

National Advocate · Friday 19 April 1895 · page 3

The body of the boy Fogarty has been recovered…

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Gun Powder Accident

National Advocate · Tuesday 23 April 1895 · page 2

On Saturday morning Stanley Bray, a lad of about 10, and a son of Mr. J. G. Bray, of this city, met with a painful accident through the explosion of a cartridge. It…

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Accident to Sir George Dibbs

National Advocate · Friday 26 April 1895 · page 3

Sir George Dibbs met with a painful accident on Wednesday. He had just come out of the Union Bank Sydney, and was stepping over the kerbstone, when…

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An Injured Jockey

National Advocate · Saturday 27 April 1895 · page 2

At the recent race meeting at Parkes jockey Edwards was thrown and injured. The club started a subscription list, and the splendid efforts of its members…

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Buggy Accident at Gregra

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 27 April 1895 · page 5

A CORRESPONDENT writes:—On Tuesday evening, as the Misses Allen, with their aunt (Miss Mayo), Mrs. Jenkins (schoolmistress), and Miss Polly Goodman, were…

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Accident at Orange

National Advocate · Saturday 27 April 1895 · page 2

George Graham, aged 15, a pupil at Wollaroi College, while plaping foot-ball on Thursday, fell and dislocated a knee-cap. Chloroform was applied by two…

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Accident at the Show Ground

National Advocate · Saturday 27 April 1895 · page 2

At the commencement of the local jumping contest yesterday afternoon, about half-five, Mr. Thomas Donnelly, of Oberon, who was riding Sneaker, met with a nasty…

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Boating Fatality

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 29 April 1895 · page 2

Two brothers named Laure and their two sons, settlers at Pepakaura, New Zealand, are believed to have been drowned whilst fishing…

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Injured by an Explosion. MOREE, Sunday night

National Advocate · Monday 29 April 1895 · page 3

A kangaroo shooter named Terry, at Hie-Hie station, was seriously injured by an explosion of ammunition. A spark of fire was communicated to his…

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Show Causualities. an Accident and a Fire

National Advocate · Monday 29 April 1895 · page 2

Quite a number of people turned up at the Show Ground on Saturday morning, when the local jumping contest, which had been postponed from the…

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The Reservoir Accident. 110 Persons Drowned

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 30 April 1895 · page 3

Farther details of the terrible disaster at the Bousey Reservoir State that 110 persons are now known to have been drowned. The dam was 66ft broad at the base and…

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A Shocking Mining Accident. GULGONG, Monday night

National Advocate · Tuesday 30 April 1895 · page 3

A shocking accident occurred in Neloctia mine to day. Three miners named John Egan, John Considine and Michael Egan were working in o drive, when the…

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Fearful Accident

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 30 April 1895 · page 2

A man named Richard Cooper had his arm drawn into a chaff cutter near Rylstone yesterday, and the limb was chopped off inch by inch to the elbow…

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Terrible Accident at Rylstone

National Advocate · Wednesday 1 May 1895 · page 2

A terrible accident occurred at Rylstone on Monday evening on Mr. W. M'Quiggan's estate to a young man named Richard Cooper, who was…

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A Sad Fatality

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 4 May 1895 · page 3

A CORRESPONDENT at Stuart Town sends us the following particulars of a very sad accident which occurred near that place last week. He says:—On Wednesday, 24th ultimo,…

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Accidents

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 4 May 1895 · page 5

LAST Sunday morning as Mr. A. Forrest was driving in his sulky along the Norah Creek road, about a mile from town, the horse was suddenly startled by something…

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Shocking Accident on the Zig-zag. a Guard Falls Under a Train

National Advocate · Tuesday 7 May 1895 · page 2

A shacking accident happened on the Zig-zag yesterday morning to the guard of a train from Penrith to Bathurst. He bad just alighted from the brake…

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Accident on the Line SINGLETON, Tuesday night

National Advocate · Wednesday 8 May 1895 · page 2

The down goods train this morning ran into two horses at Whittingham, killing one, and severely injuring the other. Damage was done the cylinder…

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