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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Accidents

Accidents, 1899

736 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 10 of 37

Railway Collision. SYDNEY

National Advocate · Friday 14 April 1899 · page 2

Last night the Melbourne express, when entering Wolseley station, collided with a narrow-guage train. Only slight damage resulted. The engine of the express…

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Ship Collision. 45 Lives Lost. London

National Advocate · Friday 14 April 1899 · page 2

The ship Kingswell collided with the Turkish ship Maria in the Mediterranean. The latter vessel was sunk and 45 lives were lost…

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Local and General News. Curious Accident

Molong Argus · Friday 14 April 1899 · page 7

A CURIOUS accident happened to a traveller the other day. He was boiling his "billy "and when lifting the lid off, the accumulated steam…

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An Accident in the Ring

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Friday 14 April 1899 · page 11

What might have been a very serious accident occurred in the Gulgong show ring on Saturday afternoon. The hacks and vehicles…

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Accidents

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Friday 14 April 1899 · page 11
Also in The Gulgong Advertiser

We are sorry to state that Mr. Dan Carney met with a very severe accident on Tuesday afternoon. Dan was riding on the shaft board…

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Fatal Riding Accident

National Advocate · Friday 14 April 1899 · page 2

A fatal accident happened on Wednesday morning to Mr. H. W. Grey Innes. He was riding into Condobolin to business, and when on the outskirts his horse swerved, and threw…

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Accident to Bugler Daly

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 15 April 1899 · page 6

During some of the evolutions by the Mounted Rifles, on the Agricultural Ground, Bugler Daly's horse became very frisky, and getting on the asphalt bicycle track slipped,…

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A Serious Accident

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 15 April 1899 · page 7

An accident which might easily have been attended with more serious results than happily was the case happened near Balderodgery Thursday last. Master Andrew McLean,…

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Accident to Mr. A. Read

National Advocate · Saturday 15 April 1899 · page 2

A very nasty accident happened yesterday to Mr. Arthur Read, son of Mrs. Read, of the Post Office Hotel, and a student of the Agricultural College…

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Railway Accident in Victoria. a Ganger Killed. Sydney

National Advocate · Monday 17 April 1899 · page 2

Alexander Exon, a railway ganger, was killed yesterday at Pascoe Vale, Victoria. The man was walking along the line when a train ran over him…

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Found Drowned. SYDNEY

National Advocate · Tuesday 18 April 1899 · page 2

The body of n boy named Thomas Otway Partridge was discovered floating feet upwards in a waterhole at Gore Hill on Saturday afternoon. Tho deceased,…

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An Injured Finger

National Advocate · Tuesday 18 April 1899 · page 2

On Sunday afternoon a lad named Martin Luther received a very severe injury to his fingeo whilst playing with some of the machinery exhibits on the Show Ground…

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A Sydney Fatality. SYDNEY

National Advocate · Tuesday 18 April 1899 · page 3

At 6 o'clock this morning John Herbert Higham fell or jumped from a window of bis bouse, situated at the corner of Kendall-street and…

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Serious Accident on Bom-bira Hill

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Tuesday 18 April 1899 · page 2

Early on Sunday morning Bom-bira Hill was the scene of a very serious accident. Miss Lydia Penny, second daughter of Mr. E…

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Crushed by a Fall of Earth. Accident at the Merroo

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Tuesday 18 April 1899 · page 2

Mr. W. Pile, a well-known miner of the Meroo, had a terribly narrow escape from death on Saturday. He had been into town early with a…

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Fire Accident

National Advocate · Tuesday 18 April 1899 · page 2

Whilst a girl named Reedy, living at the Lagoon, was cooking dinner on Sunday morning her dress caught fire, severely burning her hards. Her screams attracted attention,…

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A Sydney Fatality. SYDNEY

National Advocate · Thursday 20 April 1899 · page 2

At 6 o'clock this morning John Herbert Higham fell or jumped from a window of his house, situated at the corner of Kendall-street and…

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Fatal Accident in Sydney. SYDNEY

National Advocate · Thursday 20 April 1899 · page 2

A fruit hawker named Joseph Davis was run over in George-street to-day by a horse and cart driven by a man named Beckitt, of the Salyation Army Home…

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Shocking Railway Accident. SYDNEY

National Advocate · Thursday 20 April 1899 · page 2

A shocking accident took place last night at about 9.30 at Hornsby, whereby a man, 70 years of age, met with his death. He was walking along the…

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