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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Accidents

Accidents, 1901

1,201 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 14 of 61

Collision in Sydney Harbour. SYDNEY

National Advocate · Monday 25 March 1901 · page 2

At half-past 8 yesterday morning a collision took place in the harbour off Fort Macquarie. The vessels were the guard-boat Thelma, and the North…

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To Day's Telegrams Gun Fatality. Dubbo

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 26 March 1901 · page 3

Michael Madden, 12 years of age, was accidentally shot near Dubbo whilst a man was cleaning what proved to be a loaded gun…

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Fatal Gun Accident. DUBBO

National Advocate · Tuesday 26 March 1901 · page 3

A boy named Madden, aged 12, son of Mr. John Madden of Terra Bella, met with an accident yesterday. He was watching a man cleaning a gun…

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Accidental Poisoning. SYDNEY

Leader · Wednesday 27 March 1901 · page 3

In the case of the woman named Eliza Maude Gray, who died suddenly at the Post Office Hotel on the 16th inst, the jury found that death was due to accidental…

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Gun Accident

Leader · Wednesday 27 March 1901 · page 6

Last Friday, while shooting birds in Mr Hooper’s paddock, a boy named John Ferguson about 14 years old, accidently shot a bullet into his finger. Dr Fullerton…

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Shocking Mining Fatality. One Man Killed. Another Injured

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 28 March 1901 · page 17

A Shocking accident, said to be the result of a missfire, occurred early on Saturday morning at the Associated Mine, Kalgoorlie, and resulted in the…

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A Goolah Accident. Mr. C R Young's Van Capsizes Instantaneous Death of the Driver. COOLAH

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 28 March 1901 · page 12

A terrible fatal accident occurred here at 7 o'clock last evening, sending a thrill of horror through everyone when it became known that a…

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Fatal Accident

The Gulgong Advertiser · Friday 29 March 1901 · page 5

On Wednesday night Mr. C. R. Young received a wire from Coolah to to the effect that his popular van driver, Jack Train , had been killed off the…

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A Bushman Drowned. LONDON

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 2 April 1901 · page 3

Private J. L. Ryan, of the Victorian Bushman, has been drowned at Warrenton…

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Accident at Sunny Corner

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 2 April 1901 · page 2

Says Saturday's Free Press:--While Messrs. Frank Cook and Simpkins were engaged yesterday in quarrying stone at Sunny Corner the former mot with a serious injury fo his left…

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Accident

Leader · Wednesday 3 April 1901 · page 3

Dr. Fullarton, who is one of our most able and enthusiastic cricketers, had the misfortune to have two of his fingers injured by a ball at the cricket match on Saturday last…

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Drowning Fatality. SYDNEY

National Advocate · Thursday 4 April 1901 · page 3

At eight o'clock this morning a man named Scott, caretaker of the Bondi Golf Club, was washed off the rocks and drowned. He was fishing, in…

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Found Drowned

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 4 April 1901 · page 12

An open verdict was returned, at the inquest on the body of John Huxham, found in the harbor on Thursday week…

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A Chaff-cutter Accident

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 4 April 1901 · page 13

Mr, and Mrs Thomas Adams, of Long Crook, received the shocking intelligence the other day that their son, aged 19, employed at Wellington…

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Accident at Sunny Corner

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 4 April 1901 · page 8

Says Saturday' Free Press:—While Messrs. Frank Cook and Simpkins were engaged yesterday in quarrying stone at Sunny Corner, the former…

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Accidentally Drowned

The Carcoar Chronicle · Friday 5 April 1901 · page 3

James Scott the caretaker of the Bondi Golf club links, Was washed off the roocks at Ben BuckLer yesterday and drowned…

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An Accident

The Carcoar Chronicle · Friday 5 April 1901 · page 2

Mr, Ledger,Acting-Manager of the City Bank, met with an accjident on Tuesday, which might nave been, very serious. He was riding home…

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Accident to Mr. George Peers

National Advocate · Friday 5 April 1901 · page 2

Mr. George Peers met with a rather nasty accident yesterday afternoon. It appears that Mr. Peers was engaged doing some underground mining at Clear Creek at a…

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An Extraordinary Accident

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 5 April 1901 · page 4

Last Sunday morning, about 4 o'clock, a man roused Dr. Kirkland from his slumbers to attend to a wound which he had received on the scalp. On going downstairs the doctor found the man's…

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Accident on the Zig-zag. Engine Narrowly Escapes Destruction. a Truck Smashed to Matchwood

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 5 April 1901 · page 4

Yet another accident happened on the Zig-zag yesterday, by which over £100 of damage was done. Late last evening news reached Lithgow that an accident had occurred at the…

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