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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Accidents

Accidents, 1898

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Accidents and Fatalities. SYDNEY

National Advocate · Monday 21 February 1898 · page 3

William Vincent, aged 11 years, fell down a quarry, a distance of 60 feet, at Paddington on Saturday afternoon. Death was instantaneous…

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Fatal Accident at Canowindra. CANOWINDRA

National Advocate · Tuesday 22 February 1898 · page 3

There was a fatal accident at Mount Lewie, Canowindra, yesterday. Adeline Peters, aged 16, was returning to her father's residence, North Logan, when…

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A Buggy Accident. Two Ladies Frightfully Injured

National Advocate · Wednesday 23 February 1898 · page 2

A baggy accident occurred at about seven o'clock on Monday evening near the Locksley Bridge, situated about two miles on the other side of Brewongle, as…

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Fatal Accident to a Child

National Advocate · Wednesday 23 February 1898 · page 2

A 4½ year old child of Mr. B. Toohill, of Oberon, waa crushed to death by the wheel of a waggon this week and died shortly after. The infant was playing near the cart…

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The Brewongle Buggy Accident

National Advocate · Thursday 24 February 1898 · page 2

It was stated yesterday evening that the Misses Robertson, who were seriously injured in a buggy accident, near Brewongle, on Monday evening, are progressing as favorably…

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Accident at Brewongle. Two Ladies Thrown Out of a Buggy. One Seriously Injured

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 25 February 1898 · page 3

On Monday night a very serious accident occurred to the Misses Robertson. Both were badly knocked about, and it is feared that one of them may succumb, having sustained a fracture of the skull besides other…

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Capsize of Boats. Eleven Persons Drowned, London

National Advocate · Friday 25 February 1898 · page 3

A coastguard boat which was fetching stores from the gunboat Alarm, which was anchored off Wells, in Norfolk, capsized and five of the crew were drowned…

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Sad Gun Accident. a Boy Shot Dead by His Brother. Wellington

National Advocate · Friday 25 February 1898 · page 2

News was received in town late last night of a sad shooting fatality which happened about 12 miles from town to a boy named Madden, son of Mr. Jame…

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The Brewongle Buggy Accident

National Advocate · Friday 25 February 1898 · page 2

Last night it was ascertained that the elder Miss Robertson was not so well as on the previous night, whilst the younger one was progressing favorably…

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Elevated by Spirit. a Queer Accident. Newcastle

National Advocate · Friday 25 February 1898 · page 3

William Johnson, aged 15 years, met with a queer accident in King-street to-day. The had struck a match to light a cigarette and dropped the match into a…

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Capertee. a Serious Accident

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 25 February 1898 · page 4

This morning a digger named Sheppard, working on the Turon River, met with a serious accident, Whilst working in a drive a quantity of earth and stone gave away and fell on him completely burying…

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Fatal Accident. a Young Lady Killed

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 26 February 1898 · page 7

A CORRESPONDENT sends us the following additional particulars of the fatal accident, as reported by our Canowindra correspondent in another part of this issue:—Mr. and Mrs…

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Sad Drowning Fatality. SYDNEY

National Advocate · Monday 28 February 1898 · page 3

Two boys were walking along the bank of Shea's Creck on Saturday afternoon, when they saw a stout fishing line in the water with the end fastened to an…

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Mining Disaster at the Barrier. Three Men Killed. Two Others Injured. Broken Hill

National Advocate · Tuesday 1 March 1898 · page 3

The most serious mining accident since the South disaster occurred at the British mine at one o'clock this morning. Three miners, named J. Reid, J…

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The Barrier Mining Fatality. Broken Hill

National Advocate · Wednesday 2 March 1898 · page 3

Mr. Burns, one of the victims of the British Mine accident, is in a state of collapse in the hospital and is not likely to recover…

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Fatality at Sunny Corner

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 4 March 1898 · page 5

A very sad fatality happened here on Wednesday, when a little boy named Arthur Beckett, aged about four years, was killed. Mr. Dawson, who was driving along with a cart, stopped and took up two girls,…

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A Simple Accident

Molong Argus · Friday 4 March 1898 · page 7

A SIMPLE accident, which unfortunately terminated fatally, happened to a young man named Charles Jones, son of a selector living on the back…

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Accident

The Gulgong Advertiser and Western Districts Representative · Friday 4 March 1898 · page 8

On Friday last a rather nasty accident happened to Mr. James Spears. He was unloading; cases from a waggon at the Commercial Warehouse…

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Buggy Accident. Sunny Corner

National Advocate · Monday 7 March 1898 · page 2

The horses attached to the buggy which is used to convey the mails from Rydal to Sunny Corner took fright at the Rydal railway station yesterday morning, arid bolted…

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Fatal Accident. Sunn Corner

National Advocate · Monday 7 March 1898 · page 2

On Wednesday afternoon a boy named A'Becket, 5 years of age, while attempting to climb into Mr. S. Dawson's cart, while it was being driven rapidly along by Mr…

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