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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Accidents

Accidents, 1896

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

Fearful Accident at Mudgee. Crushed in the Mill

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 1 May 1896 · page 3

George Crossing, mill owner at Mudges, was yesterday caught in the wheels of the machinery, and literally battered to pieces. The body presented a ghastly sight…

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Terrible Shipping Disaster. Two Hundr D Drowned. London

National Advocate · Saturday 2 May 1896 · page 3

A terrible shipping disaster is reported, A collision occurred at Woosung between the steamers Newchwang and Onwo. The latter was badly damaged…

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Serious Accident at Locksley. Two Persons Seriously Injured

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 4 May 1896 · page 2

On Saturday afternoon one of Mr. Edward Locke's ions, aged about 17 years, and his grandson were driving in a cart in the vicinity of the railway works…

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Accident to Mr. Arthur Bennett

National Advocate · Monday 4 May 1896 · page 2

On Saturday afternoon Mr. Arthur Bennett, son of Mr. Thomas Bennett, furniture. dealer, had the misfortune to have broken both bones of bis left leg…

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The Looksley Accident

National Advocate · Tuesday 5 May 1896 · page 2

It appears that we were in error yesterday in stating that a grandson of Mr. E. Locke, who met with an accident at Locksley on Saturday, had died as a…

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Drowned In the Murrumbidgee. SYDNEY

National Advocate · Wednesday 6 May 1896 · page 3

A man named Souther was drowned in the Murrumbidgee River…

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Accident at Newbridge

National Advocate · Wednesday 6 May 1896 · page 2

At Newbridge on Monday Mr. Thos. Lewis, butcher, met with an accident, He was riding a quiet horse, and about a mile from town he stopped to…

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Boating Fatality In N. Zealand

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 7 May 1896 · page 3

Christopher and Archie Thompson, father and son, were drowned in Pohura Bay, N.Z., through the capsizing of a boat…

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A Mild Collision. MELBOURNE, Wednesday night

National Advocate · Thursday 7 May 1896 · page 3

The pilot schooner, Mavis, while trying to come alongside, the mail steamer Britannia, this morning, eight miles of Port Phillip, collided violently…

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Father and Son Drowned

National Advocate · Friday 8 May 1896 · page 2

Chris ane Archie Thompson, father and son, have been drowned in Pohura Bay (N.Z.) through the capsizing of a boat…

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Terrible Accident at a Circus

National Advocate · Saturday 9 May 1896 · page 2

Although the tent in which Fitzgerald Brothers are holding their circus in Sydney was crowded on Thursday night, only a small portion of the audience…

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Accident to a Youth. ALBURY

National Advocate · Monday 11 May 1896 · page 3

A youth named James Hunter, employed at Hayes' flour Mills, had his hand dreadfully lacerated through being caught in the machinery…

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Accident to Mr. P. McPhillamy

National Advocate · Wednesday 13 May 1896 · page 2

On Monday Mr. Percy McPhillamy met with a painful accident in a simple manner. He was out rabbit hunting with some friends. The dogs having…

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A Painful Accident. MUSWELLBROOK

National Advocate · Thursday 14 May 1896 · page 3

During a polo match Ernest White, received a serious injury to the eye from the blow of a polo stick. The injured man left for Sydney to obtain a…

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Painful Accident

Molong Argus · Friday 15 May 1896 · page 2

WHAT might have been a serious accident happened to Corporal W. Carroll at the afternoon monosuvres of the local militia on Saturday. It appears the company were…

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A Sad Accident. MELBOURNE, Thursday night

National Advocate · Friday 15 May 1896 · page 3

A boy named Cuffe was killed through having his skull accidently fractured by an athlete throwing a hammer…

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An Awful Accident

National Advocate · Wednesday 20 May 1896 · page 2

On Saturday evening a young man named William Leonard, residing at Eurunderece, met with an awful accident. He was riding a spirited horse, that had…

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A Railway Accident. MELBOURNE

National Advocate · Wednesday 20 May 1896 · page 3

The report on the recent derailment of the Adelaide express at Dimboola fails to throw any light on the cause…

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Accident at Blayney. Blayney

National Advocate · Thursday 21 May 1896 · page 3

A painful accident happened to Mr. Frank Mallon, of the Exchange Hotel, yesterday afternoon. He was returning from a drive to the copper mine with…

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Fatality at Cargo

Molong Argus · Friday 22 May 1896 · page 2

A TELEGRAM from Cargo yesterday says:—A man named Bennett yesterday fell under the wheel of a waggon, loaded with four tons of potatoes, while he was in the act of applying…

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