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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Accidents

Accidents, 1900

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The Katoomba Revolver Accident. a Fatal Result

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 16 January 1900 · page 2

Our Katoomba correspondent reported in Friday's issue a serious revolver accident in that town. Yesterday's Herald had the following:-- " Frederick. Schoffier, a resident of the Katoomba…

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A Doctor Injured. Sydney

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 17 January 1900 · page 3

Dr. Leitch Napier, of Adelaide, was thrown from a horse yesterday, and so severely injured that his case is regarded as hopeless…

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An Accident. Sydney

National Advocate · Wednesday 17 January 1900 · page 3

A man named John Harrison was knocked down by a bus at Liverpool- street, and thrown on to the cow-catcher of a passing train. Ho was found to be…

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An Accident

Leader · Wednesday 17 January 1900 · page 6

Master Jack Gartrell, son of Mr. E. Gartrell, baker, of Summer-street, met with a severe accident on the Bathurst-road on Tuesday. He was out in the cart with his…

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A Drowning Accident Carcoar

National Advocate · Thursday 18 January 1900 · page 3

An inquiry was held on Monday by Mr. J. Lithgow Cobb, the Coroner, at Mandurama, into the death of Florence Flynn, 9. Deceased was…

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An Accident at Burraga

National Advocate · Thursday 18 January 1900 · page 2

Mr. George Fisher, an employee at the Lloyd Copper Co's. Kilns, was on Saturday charging a hole, and rammed it with the head of a drill, causing an explosion. He received…

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Accident to a Contingent Doctor

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 18 January 1900 · page 3

ADELAIDE, Wednesday Afternoon. Dr. Loith Napier, of Adelaide Hospital fame, and Surgeon-Major of the military forces, who was thrown from his horse…

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Accident to Captain Cooke

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 18 January 1900 · page 3

Captain Cooke, Acting-adjutant to the Sixth Regiment (Australian Rifles), had a narrow escape from a very serious accident during the big parade at Victorian Barracks…

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Fatality at George's Plains Drowned in a Well

National Advocate · Friday 19 January 1900 · page 2

On Wednesday afternoon an old resident named Mr. Joseph Matthews met with his death by drowning in a well at George's Plains. The accident,…

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Fatality at Cobar

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 19 January 1900 · page 4

COBAR, Wednesday. -- This morning about 10 a man named Thomas Davis was killed by a fall of earth on the copper mine ground. He was working in a tank excavation, digging under,…

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Drowned in a Well

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 19 January 1900 · page 2

A magisterial inquiry was held yesterday at Georgo's Plains touching the death of a well-einker, named Joseph Matthowe, oil old resident of tho Plains…

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A Sad Drowing Accident

The Carcoar Chronicle · Friday 19 January 1900 · page 2

A SAD calamity fell upon the family of William Flynn, of Mandurama, on Sunday, when his little girl, Florence Flynn, 9 years and 4 months old, was…

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Fatal Accident at Cobar. Cobar

National Advocate · Friday 19 January 1900 · page 3

About 10 a.m. yesterday a man named Thomas Davis was killed by a fall of earth on the copper mine ground. He was working in a tank excavation,…

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Accident

The Gulgong Advertiser · Friday 19 January 1900 · page 2

On Sunday last, while riding through the bush on Slapdash Station, Athol Greene, son of Mr. W. H. Greene the manager, met with a most severe…

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The War. In the Transvaal. Battle of Lady-smith. Later Detail?. Boers Make a Night Attack. A Stubborn Fight. Splendid Work by the Gordon Highlanders. Bayonet Charge by the Devons. Many Boers Drowned. The Enemy's Severest Blow. London

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 19 January 1900 · page 2

The "Standards" war correspondent at Ladysmith reports that the Heidelberg commando early on the morning of the 6th evaded the British, pickets and captured…

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Another Tram Fatality. SYDNEY

Leader · Saturday 20 January 1900 · page 4

A man whose name is unknown was run over by a tram near Market-street last night and died this morning…

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Accident

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 20 January 1900 · page 5

LAST Sunday week Harry Bowman, of Amaroo, was attempting to get on a horse, when it started backing. It seems he had one foot in the stirrup, but being unable to mount, he…

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A Tram Accident. Sydney

National Advocate · Monday 22 January 1900 · page 3

Mary Ann Robinson, aged 54, fall from a tram in Sydenham on Saturday night. She sustained serious injuries…

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A Burning Accident. Wellington

National Advocate · Tuesday 23 January 1900 · page 3

A young lady, Miss Sullivan, aged 18, residing at Marabil, met with a frightful , burning accident through her clothing catching fire a few days ago, and has…

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Pea Gun Accident

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 23 January 1900 · page 2

A man named Peter Scanlan, travelling with a shooting gallery, was the victim of a shooting accident on Saturday night. After loading the rifle--one of the ordinary pea-gun kind--he…

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