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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Accidents

Accidents, 1897

514 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 4 of 26

Railway Accident at Goulburn. GOULBURN

National Advocate · Thursday 4 February 1897 · page 3

An accident occured on the railway line near North Goulburn this morning. Several [?]ettlers on a trolly were overtaken by a train. The men…

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The Accident to the Miowera. SYDNEY

National Advocate · Wednesday 10 February 1897 · page 3

The Sydney Marine Board has found that the accident to the Miowera's boilers was due to the unaccountable closing of the stop-cock connected with…

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Terrible Scaffold Accident. LONDON, Wednesday night

National Advocate · Friday 12 February 1897 · page 3

A shocking disaster has occurred at Cornwall; a Dumber of workmen were widening the Cold renick Viaduct when a temporary platform collapsed and fell…

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Death by Drowning GREMANTON

National Advocate · Monday 15 February 1897 · page 3

The body of an old resident named Mrs Medcalf was found floating in the River Murrry to-day…

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A Brave Rescuer Drowned. MRLBOURNE

National Advocate · Monday 15 February 1897 · page 3

A railway employee named Holland was drowned at Blandonong to-day under peculiarly sad circumstances, Holland's son and another boy were…

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A Painful Accident

National Advocate · Monday 15 February 1897 · page 2

A man named Phillip O'Connor was travelling from Rockley to Bathurst on Friday in charge of a horse and cart belonging to Mr. James Malcolm…

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Torpedo Accident. SYDNEY

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 15 February 1897 · page 3

While tome .torpedoes were being tested on board the Cruiser Gibraltar an accident occurred and four seamen were killed…

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Sad Drowning Fatality. MELBOURNE

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 16 February 1897 · page 3

At Dandenong (Vic.) on Saturday Chas. Holland and W. Lee, aged 6 and 8 years, went to bathe in the creek; Holland's father becoming anxious followed, and…

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Death by Drowning. SYDNEY

National Advocate · Tuesday 16 February 1897 · page 3

A young man named William Perkins was drowned while bathing at Rose Bay yesterday…

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Fatality on a Warship. LONDON, Sunday night

National Advocate · Tuesday 16 February 1897 · page 3

A serious accident has occurred on H.M.S. Gibraltar, a cruiser attached to the Zanzibar squadron, a series of tests were being made with "primer torpedos,"…

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A Fatal Accident. SYDNEY

National Advocate · Wednesday 17 February 1897 · page 3

An elderly woman named Mary Ann Amner died in the Prince Alfred Hospital from the effects of an injury received through being thrown from a…

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Accident at Millthorpe

National Advocate · Thursday 18 February 1897 · page 2

Last night there arrived by the mail train from Millthorpe Mr. Ernest Jacobs, who met with an accident yesterday through being thrown from his horse…

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A Serious Accident. KIAMA

National Advocate · Thursday 18 February 1897 · page 3

A serious accident befel Mr. and Mrs. Jordan to-day. They were driving in a buggy, and owing to some mishap the vehicle was upset, both were thrown out…

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Fatal Accident

Molong Argus · Friday 19 February 1897 · page 2

THE people ot this district are again shocked with the report of another fatal accident. The and news this time comes from Gregra, where Percy Hartwell Dean, a bright…

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Bicycle Accident

National Advocate · Friday 19 February 1897 · page 2

A young cyclist named William Lorimer who was engaged practising on the Cricket Ground on his machine made the mistake of trying how a collision…

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Accident at Milithorpe

National Advocate · Friday 19 February 1897 · page 3

Mr. Robert Reid of this town met with a nasty accident this afternoon while riding in company with Mr. G. Montgomery…

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Accident at Temora. TEMORA

National Advocate · Friday 19 February 1897 · page 3

An accident occurred at Temora which resulted fatally, on Monday, to a well-known carrier named George Hillier, near Morangorell, 32 miles from here. Hillier's…

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A Sad Accident. Heroic Rescue

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 19 February 1897 · page 3

A very sad accident happened on the railway line near Trangie on Monday night (says the Dubbo Dispatch). Two boys, named James Curzon, aged 15 years, and James…

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Nearly Drowned. SYDNEY,Monday

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 22 February 1897 · page 3

A boy named William Hogan, 8 years of age, fell into the harbour at Clontarf on. Saturday. He was drowning, and had been in the water for some time when a young…

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Cycling Fatality. a Professor Killed. London

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 22 February 1897 · page 3

Professor W. Wallaoe, M.A., Professor of Moral Philosophy at the Oxford University, baB been killed by an accident whilst riding bis bicyole…

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