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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Accidents

Accidents, 1903

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Accidents at Newcastle. Orane[?] Breaking. Newcastle

Leader · Saturday 17 January 1903 · page 2

The breakdown of Government cranes [?]t Carrington dyke has been of rather frequent occurrence lately. This morning No 7 crane broke down…

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Telegraphic News. Accident to a Butcher. Sydney, Friday night

Leader · Saturday 17 January 1903 · page 2

A butchers a [?] young man named Mick[?] [?] struck the kerb and the art [?] Farre[?]lay was thro[?] [?] the left leg…

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Accident to a Young Woman. Sydney, Friday night

Leader · Saturday 17 January 1903 · page 2

A young woman named Emily Ambrose was admitted to the North Sydney Hospital to-day, with a broken thigh, the res[?] of a fall from a [?]…

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Catastrophe Off the Irish Coast. Over 20 Drowned. London

Leader · Tuesday 20 January 1903 · page 2

The steamer Upupa, from Cardiff [?], with a crew of 20 and some passengers, founded in [?] off the coast of…

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Painful Railway Accident Sydney, Monday night

Leader · Tuesday 20 January 1903 · page 3

An accident of an extremely painful nature befel Charles O’ Hagen, who was travelling by train from Parramatta to Sydney shortly after noon…

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Fatal Warship Accident. 5 Men Killed. London

Leader · Tuesday 20 January 1903 · page 2

A dreadful explosion has occurred on the United States [?] ship Massohnsetts A number of men were tending an 8-inch gun, when the…

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A Fatal Accident. Sydney

National Advocate · Wednesday 21 January 1903 · page 2

George Hunt (35), was holding the shaft of a baker's cart at Waterloo this morning, while another man was taking the horse out, when it suddenly…

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Governor's Coachman Drowned

National Advocate · Thursday 22 January 1903 · page 2

A telegram from Moss Vale states thai on Tuesday a party from the vice-rogal residence journeyed to Fitzroy Falls, and several of tho men went in for a swim…

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Accident

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 22 January 1903 · page 14

Whilst driving a fractious horse in a cart on Sunday, the nag went over a culvert, throwing out the driver, Mr. Ted Brigden, of the Prince of Wales…

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Stewardess Drowned Auckland

National Advocate · Friday 23 January 1903 · page 3

Mrs. Annie Coulter, forecabin stewardess on the steamer Victoria fell over the Dunedin wharf and was drowned when returning to the steamer…

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Collision at Circular Quay. a Launch Sunk. Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 23 January 1903 · page 2

While coming into Circular Quay from Manly this afternoon, a ferry steamer collided with the launch Pacific, which sank in a few minutes…

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Collision in Sydney. Cove, a Steam Launch Sunk. Sydney

Leader · Friday 23 January 1903 · page 2

About 3 o'clock this afternoon a collision occurred at the Sydney Cove, resalting in the sinking of the well known steam launch The Pacific…

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Driving Accident

The Gulgong Advertiser · Friday 23 January 1903 · page 2

On Saturday last Mr. E. R. Brigden met with a painful accident. He was driving a very fractious horse in a cart and was proceeding along Medley-street,…

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Shocking Fatality. PERTH

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 24 January 1903 · page 2

A horrible accident by which a man named August magussen lost his life occurred at a timber mill at Worsley Magussen was crossing a connecting…

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Injured Cyclists. Sydney

National Advocate · Monday 26 January 1903 · page 2

The cyclist Gordon is improving, but is not yet out of danger, while Lescberg is still in a critical condition…

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Sad Shooting Fatality. A Merrendee Boy Killed

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 26 January 1903 · page 2

From Merrendee comes news of a terribly sad shooting fatality, by which Ernest Robert Bartlett, aged 13 years and 3 months, son of Mr. John…

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A Budget of Fatalities. Murders, Accidents and Suicides. SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 26 January 1903 · page 2

A youth named William Alexander Pugsley was fatally stabbed in the heart at Alexandra, Sydney, by a Chinese cabinet maker. It is stated…

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Accident to Mr. McLEOD

Leader · Monday 26 January 1903 · page 2

While driving into town a few days ago Mr McLeod, from the Forest, met with a severe accident. The hone shied at a sucker, upsetting the…

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A Plane Accident

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 27 January 1903 · page 2

Mr. J. Jaques, operator at the local telegraph-office, met with a nasty accident to his right hand on Friday morning. He was taking a revolver to pieces, and in order to remove a small screw, used…

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Accident to a Jockey. Sydney, Monday night

Leader · Tuesday 27 January 1903 · page 2

In the last race of the Newcastle Anniversary Day meeting the horse Gallina fell, the rider, James Hartigan, having his skull fractured…

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