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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Accidents

Accidents, 1901

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A Train Blown Up. the Warwickshires Injured. Serious Loss. London

National Advocate · Tuesday 1 January 1901 · page 2

A Boer commando of about 200 men contrived to blow up a train at Pan, on the Delagoa Bay railway line, 16 miles east of Middleburg…

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Sad Drowning Fatality. COWRA

National Advocate · Wednesday 2 January 1901 · page 1

After attending divine service in the R.C. Church yesterday morning, Vincent Dwyer (son of Mr. D. Dwyer, of Liverpool-street), accompanied by…

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Found Drowned. WELLINGTON

National Advocate · Wednesday 2 January 1901 · page 3

The body of a man was found floating in thE Macquarie River, close to town. It had been in the water for two or three days, and was fully…

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Accident to Boers at Senekal Ammunition Waggon Explodes. Haasbruck's Daughter Wounded. London

National Advocate · Thursday 3 January 1901 · page 3

The ammunition in a Boer waggon at Senekal exploded, killing four men, and seriously wounding the daughter of Commandant Haasbruck by the…

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Accident to Inspector Bremner SYDNEY

National Advocate · Thursday 3 January 1901 · page 3

Shortly after the Commonwealth procession entered Centennial Park yesterday, a horse ridden by one of troopers suddenly became startled and…

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A Shooting Fatality

National Advocate · Friday 4 January 1901 · page 2

A wire from Lismore states that a shocking gun accident occurred there on New Year's Day, while Mr. Clayton and his two sons were out…

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A Tram Accident. SYDNEY

National Advocate · Friday 4 January 1901 · page 3

James Field, aged about 22, fell from a tram in King-street to-day, and Sustained a dislocation of the left hip…

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A Loco. Accident

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 4 January 1901 · page 3

Considering the amount of traffic that has been dealt with at the Zigzag lately, it is a wonder that no accident of a serious nature has occurred. The only hitch of any kind we have heard of…

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Miners' Accident Relief Fund. Some Matters in Doubt

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 4 January 1901 · page 4

There seems to be a difference of opinion as to who is eligible for membership in this matter, and the sooner some definite ruling is given by the " powers," the better it will be for all parties…

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Shocking Tram Fatality. a Man Out to Pieces. Sydney

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 5 January 1901 · page 2

An elderly man, whose name has not yet been ascertained, was killed by a steam tram motor yesterday afternoon in Devonshire-street, near the Redfern Railway Station. A…

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Fatal Accident at Cumnock. Killed by a Boiler. at the Creamery

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 5 January 1901 · page 3

FRIDAY evening last, news was received in Molong that a man had been killed at Cumnock, through the boiler of the Molong District Dairying Company's creamery falling on…

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A Horrible Accident

National Advocate · Saturday 5 January 1901 · page 2

At a late hour last night, news reached us of a very painful accident to a man named Mason, in the employ of Mr. J. H. Stocks, of…

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A Nasty Accident

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 7 January 1901 · page 2

Early this morning a draught horse belonging to Mr A. S. Tuckerman got partially over a fence at that gentleman's Menah farm. Mr…

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A Fatal Accident at Hargraves. Young Sibley Killed

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 7 January 1901 · page 2

With the news of holiday making comes word of yet another fatal accident, making the third in the Mudgee district. It appears that…

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Fatal Accident to Bernie Walsh

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 7 January 1901 · page 2

It will be remembered that in the last issue we published, prior to the holidays, we recorded a fatal accident on the Budgee racecourse,…

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Race Course Accident

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 7 January 1901 · page 2

Boxing Day races were responsible for two serious falls. At Cullenbone Mick Clarke came a cropper and for a time was out of it, and at…

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An Accident

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 7 January 1901 · page 2

The body of an elderly man, frightfully mangled, was found on the tram line at [?]ollanra [?] night…

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Serious Accident to a Boy. a Dynamite Cartridge. Sydney

National Advocate · Tuesday 8 January 1901 · page 3

John Mullampy, 7, was playing with a dynamite cartridge this afternoon, when it exploded The left hand was blown off, a couple of fingers…

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Accident at the Zigzag Colliery

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 8 January 1901 · page 2

A nasty accident happened to a lad named Benjamin Farnsworth, aged about 16 years, at the Zig-zag colliery early yesterday morning. From what can be gathered, props were being…

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Drowning Fatality. Sydney

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 9 January 1901 · page 3

Two young ladies, while bathing at Southport, Queensland, yesterday, were swept out by the tide and drowned…

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