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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Accidents

Accidents, 1901

1,201 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 13 of 61

A Balmoral Tragedy. Mother and Child Drowned

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 15 March 1901 · page 2

A sensational case, of what is believed to be deliberate self-destruction, accompanied by murder, was reported to the North Sydney police about 10 o'clock on Wednesday night,…

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To-Day's Telegrams. Collision in the Harbour. Sydney

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 15 March 1901 · page 3

The steamer Dovedale and the barque Silver Cloud collided off South Head at 10 o'clock last night. Both vessels then put into port. The schooner is considerably…

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China. England and Russia. Collision at Tientsin. LONDON

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 15 March 1901 · page 3

The latest advices from China state that a Sensational incident has occurred at Tientsin resulting in extremely strained relations between the British and Russian forces…

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Collision Off the Heads. SYDNEY

National Advocate · Saturday 16 March 1901 · page 3

A collision occurred off the Heads shortly after 9 o'clock on Thursday night between the steamer Dovedale and tho three-masted schooner Silver…

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“Leaderettes.” a Painful Accident

Leader · Saturday 16 March 1901 · page 4

A painful accident happined on Monday afternoon last to a young man named, W. A Goodburn, carter for Mr. Patrick Dolphin. He was conveying a large load of…

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Accident at Spring Mount

Leader · Saturday 16 March 1901 · page 2

As Mr. A. H. Nichols, late of Bowan Park near Cudal, but now teacher of the Public School, Spring Mount dear Blayney, and his two eons Cecil and Reggie…

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A Gulgong Accident

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 18 March 1901 · page 2

On Thursday John Raymond, a well-known identity of Gulgong, was taking his horse to water, when the dray turned over, throwing the old…

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Fatal Accident at Sydney. SYDNEY

National Advocate · Monday 18 March 1901 · page 3

While working at Mort's Dock on Saturday in assisting to fix a tail shaft on the steamer "Barrier," William Gray aged 23, received fatal injuries…

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Accidentally Shot. SYDNEY

National Advocate · Monday 18 March 1901 · page 3

A women named Lucy Cracknell was accidentally shot in Cleveland street, on Saturday night, by a boy who was playing with a pistol…

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A Tram Accident. SYDNEY

National Advocate · Monday 18 March 1901 · page 3

A man named Robert Davis, fell when alighting from an electric tram on Saturday night, and sustained painful injuries to his head…

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Serious Accident at the Tweed Mills a Boy's Arm Torn Off

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 19 March 1901 · page 2

A serious accident happened on Friday last to a boy of 14, named William Carroll, employed at the Cooerwull Tweed Mills. He was, at the time of the accident, handling a belt which was…

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Accident at Kelso

National Advocate · Wednesday 20 March 1901 · page 2

A man named John M'Sharry was walking from Kelso to Bathurst on Sunday night, when he tripped and fractured one of his legs. He was brought to the hospital and is…

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A Revolver Accident

Leader · Wednesday 20 March 1901 · page 4

While out rabbiting along the Bathurst road near Watterson’s, Mr. J. J. Smith, mail guard, when in the act of pushing some brambles away from a rabbit-hole…

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Painful Accident

Leader · Wednesday 20 March 1901 · page 4

‘An accident of a very painful nature occurred on Thursday afternoon to Mr. John Davis, slaughterman for Larance Bros., butchers of this town. It appears…

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A Painful Accident

Leader · Wednesday 20 March 1901 · page 7

On Thursday last Master Cecil Bursle narrowly escaped serious injuries to his eye. He was engaged in cutting glass, and having scored a piece with the…

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Accidental Death. SYDNEY

National Advocate · Friday 22 March 1901 · page 3

The adjourned inquest on William Bray, who was killed at Morts Dock on Saturday last, was concluded today. A verdict of accidental death was…

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Shooting Accident. Gilgandra

The Gulgong Advertiser · Friday 22 March 1901 · page 6

At Bear bong station, J9 miles from here, a man named John Jones was shot yesterday through tho arm with a Winchester rifle. His son bad just…

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Local News An Accident

The Gulgong Advertiser · Friday 22 March 1901 · page 6

On Thursday John Raymond, n well-known identity of Gulgong, was taking his horse to water, when the dray turned over, throwing the old…

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Collision at Sea. LONDON

National Advocate · Saturday 23 March 1901 · page 3

The steamers "Chemitz" and "Tay" collided off Flushing, with the result that the "Tay" was sunk, and thirteen of the crew, drowned…

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Sulky Accident

Leader · Saturday 23 March 1901 · page 3

An accident that might have been attended with serious consequences occurred last Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Goodwin, wife of the manager of the Century mine, Forest…

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