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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Accidents

Accidents, 1902

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Fatal Accident. Sydney

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 7 January 1902 · page 3

The woman, Elizabeth Aitken, who was knocked down by a cart at Surry Hills last Saturday, and was subsequently locked up on a charge of drunkenness, was found, lying in the police cell in a…

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Bathing Fatality. INVERELL

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 8 January 1902 · page 2

Alfred J. Bowen, a recent arrival from Bourke, went bathing yesterday evening. He lunged into the river, and not reappearing is companions dived, and found him in a…

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Caught in Machinery Betting. Both Arms Injured. GOULBURN

National Advocate · Wednesday 8 January 1902 · page 3

A youth, named Rupert Redshaw, while fixing some machinery belting at Balls' Foundry this morning, had his right hand caught in the belting…

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Accident at Ultimo Saw Mills. SYDNEY

National Advocate · Wednesday 8 January 1902 · page 2

An engineer's apprenti[?] named Leslie Turnbull was working a planing machine at [?]timo to-day, when his left thigh was caught in the machine…

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Street Accidents in Sydney. SYDNEY

National Advocate · Wednesday 8 January 1902 · page 2

A pony attached to a buggy bolted in Oxford-street, to-day. The occupants were thrown out, and one, named Mrs. Lewis, received a number…

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A Train Accident. a Woman in It. Sydney, Tuesday night

Leader · Wednesday 8 January 1902 · page 2

A man riding on a tram in Oxford-street to-day was struck by the shaft of a sulky and badly injured. The accident was caused by a woman…

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Collision off Cape Fininterre. 18 Sailors Drowned, LONDON, Tuesday Afternoon

National Advocate · Thursday 9 January 1902 · page 3

A terrible shipping disaster has occurred off the Spanish coast. Two vessels came into collision off Cape Finisterre. The steamer Alfonso…

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A Boating Fatality. LONDON

Leader · Thursday 9 January 1902 · page 2

A boat, while crossing the river Lazars in Spain, capsized. Twenty-three persons were drowned…

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Russian and Americans in Collision. LONDON

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 9 January 1902 · page 2

A serious collision has occurred at Neuch wang between Russian soldiers and American sailors of the war ship Vicksburg…

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Disaster in Spain. 23 Persons Drowned by a Ferry Upset. LONDON, Tuesday Afternoon

National Advocate · Thursday 9 January 1902 · page 3

A boat, crossing the river at Lezaro, Spain, capsized, and 23 persons were drowned…

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Newcastle Incidents. A Miner Fatally Injured. Naval Deserters Captured. NEWCASTLE

National Advocate · Thursday 9 January 1902 · page 3

Thomas Buchanan, a minor, died at the Newcastle Hospital this morning from the effects of injuries received at the Hetton Colliery yesterday…

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Racecourse Accident

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 9 January 1902 · page 8

A Dubbo correspondent writes that races wore held at Talbragar on New Year's Day. There was a fair attendance. The contests were generally…

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Accident to missionary Brown

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 9 January 1902 · page 13

Missionary Brown, while proceeding on Sunday to hold services at Appletree Flat, Upper Meroo and Clarke's Creek, had a very nasty fall…

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A Stuart Town Accident

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 9 January 1902 · page 8

Last Wednesday a young girl, Maud Dempsey, met with a scrums accident, which necessitated her admittance to the hospital for treatment. It…

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The Katoomba Fatality

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 10 January 1902 · page 4

At the inquest, yesterday, on the remains of Mr. Robert Mulholland, who was killed at Katoomba station on Tuesday night, the jury found a verdict of accidental death, and added a…

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Fatality at Katoomba. Killed at the Station Crossing. Overhead Bridge Wanted. Katoomba

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 10 January 1902 · page 3

On Tuesday evening a very sad and fatal accident occurred as the fish train from Sydney entered the Katoomba station, resulting in the death of an old and respected resident of…

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Another Train Accident

The Carcoar Chronicle · Friday 10 January 1902 · page 2

On Wednesday last an almost similar accident occurred to a goods train at the local station to that which happened a few weeks since. The…

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Peculiar Accident

Molong Argus · Friday 10 January 1902 · page 5

A SON of J. H. Ower, of Obley Road, was accidently shot through the thigh in a peculiar manner one day last week. what driving a cart a loaded rifle…

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Accident

Molong Argus · Friday 10 January 1902 · page 2

THE other day Mr. John Parslow, of Cudal, was driving a dray with 19 bags of wheat, and in applying the brake stumbled and fell. The wheel went over the right…

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Found Drowned in the Thames. LONDON

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 11 January 1902 · page 3

Frederick James Stewart, a native a Parranmatta (New South Wales) and late of the Imperial Yeomanry, has been found in the Thames…

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