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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Accidents

Accidents, 1901

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To-Day's Telegrams. a Burning Fatality. Bingara

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

A girl named Turner, who was employed as a servant by a selector named Brown, at Myall Greek, was attending to a fire, when a light dress she was wearing caught in the…

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Naval and Military Sports. Various Accidents

National Advocate · Wednesday 9 January 1901 · page 2

The military sports meeting at the Agricultural Ground was, says the "Daily Telegraph," largely attended, and the keen competition in the…

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A Painful Accident ORANGE

National Advocate · Wednesday 9 January 1901 · page 3

A 12 year-old son of Mr J. E. Bond was yesterday accidentally shot in the shoulder with a pea-rifle. The unfortunate lad and a son of the Rev. F…

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Mining Fatality in Queensland. Sydney

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 10 January 1901 · page 3

Two laborers, named Johnson and Morgan were burled by a fall of earth at Kangaro Point (Queensland). The latter was rescuse live, but the former was quite dead when…

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A Remarkable Fatality. Death from Inhaling Stripper Dust

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 10 January 1901 · page 8

During the progress of stripping wheat, the air in the immediate vicinity of the machine is usually clouded with dust rising from the…

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Accident to a Child. ORANGE

National Advocate · Thursday 10 January 1901 · page 3

A 6-year-old child named Mary Coutts, sustained a fractured arm through falling off one of the bicycles of a merry-go-round, while in motion…

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A Hasty Railway Accident. SYDNEY

National Advocate · Friday 11 January 1901 · page 3

James Adam, a carpenter, attempted to board the train at Croydon Railway station to-day, when he fell, sustaining severe injuries to his legs and feet,…

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Serious Accident at Thorp's Pinch

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 11 January 1901 · page 4

Yesterday evening Mr. Jamieson, an old and respected resident of Mount Lambi[?], met with a very serious accident. It appears he was on top of a load of hay, about two miles from his house,…

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Serious Accident

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 11 January 1901 · page 4

A very serious and painful accident happened yesterday afternoon by which Mr. Wm. Hodder, of Bowenfels, had his right thigh badly broken. It appears he was on his way home in a light…

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Driving Accident

The Gulgong Advertiser · Friday 11 January 1901 · page 11

While driving homo from Slasher’s Flat races on January 2nd, the horse attached to Mr. W. Austin’s sulky bolted. When near the cemetery…

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Two Swagsmen Drowned

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 12 January 1901 · page 3

The police have received a wire from Clare to the effect that two unknown swagsmen, supposed to be from Bowen, were drowned while attempting to cross the Burdekin River…

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Drowned. SYDNEY

Leader · Saturday 12 January 1901 · page 4

Two unknown swagmen were drowned while attempting to cross the Burdekin River, Queensland, on horseback…

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A Nasty Railway Accident

Leader · Saturday 12 January 1901 · page 4

James Adam, a carpenter, attempted to board the train at Croydon railway station on Thursday, when he fell, sustaining severe injuries to his legs and feet, rendering the…

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A Serious Accident. Mrs. J. Wall the Victim

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 14 January 1901 · page 2

We regret to have to report a very serious accident which occurred in Perry-street at midday on Saturday through which Mrs. J. Wall, of the…

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Accident at Sunny Corner. Sonny Corner

National Advocate · Tuesday 15 January 1901 · page 3

Mr Jamieson, 76, of Thorpe's Pinch on Thursday last fell 15ft. from the top of a load of hay. Several ribs were fractured, and his spine was…

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An Accident

National Advocate · Tuesday 15 January 1901 · page 2

Last evening, about seven o'clock an accident happened near the corner of Stewart and Howick Streets. Mr. P. Twiss was out driving in a sulky,…

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Accident at the Zigzag. a Miraculous Escape

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 15 January 1901 · page 2

What might have proved a calamitous accident occurred a few nights ago, we hear, to the up mail when travelling over the Zigzag. The affair has been kept very quiet so far,…

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The Thorp's Pinch Accident. Death of the Victim

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 15 January 1901 · page 2

In Friday's issue wo reported an accident which happened to Mr. Thomas Jamieson, of Thorp's Pinch, on Thursday evening, through a fall from a load of hay. The accident was seen…

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Accident at Marrangaroo

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 15 January 1901 · page 3

WALLERAWANG, Monday.--On Friday last a serious sulky accident happened to Mrs. Weston, housekeeper at the rectory. It appears she and Mrs. Koester and Ira Weston, ft boy of about 10…

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The Miners' Accident Relief Fund

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 15 January 1901 · page 3

HARTLEY YALE, Sunday.--A meeting of the local committee of the miners' accident relief fund was held in the committee room at the Oddfellows'-hall on Saturday evening, at seven o'clock…

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