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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Accidents

Accidents, 1903

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Drowning Fatality at the Vale of Clwydd

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 6 February 1903 · page 4

A little girl named Ada Jones, daughter of Mr. J. T. Jones of the Vale of Clwydd, was accidentally drowned in a water -hole near the colliery about 1.30 on Wednesday, afternoon. It seems that deceased…

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A Fall From a Window a Cobar Grazier Injured

Leader · Saturday 7 February 1903 · page 2

About 2 o'clock yesterday morning the waiter of the Royal Hotel, Orange, was attracted by agonising cries which proceeded from the back yard,…

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Accident to a Guard

National Advocate · Saturday 7 February 1903 · page 2

A guadr named Harry Colless met with a serious accident at Hartley Vale yesterday. He was in charge of a train, proceeding from Penrith to Eskbank, and,…

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Accident to Mr. W. A. Hall

Leader · Saturday 7 February 1903 · page 2

An accident befel Mr. W. A. Hall, painter, of Anson-street, yesterday morning. It appears that he was doing some work on the roof of Mr…

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Sad Drowning Case Merrendee

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 9 February 1903 · page 2

On Thursday evening a very sad drowning case occurred at Merrendee. Stanley Stephen Peterson, aged 7, step-son of Mr. W. Osborne, a…

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Another Tram Fatality. SYDNEY

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 9 February 1903 · page 2

An old woman aged about eighty, at present unidentified, was killed on the tramline ia Oxford-street, Paddington, this morning. Both her legs were…

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A Railway Guard Injured

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 10 February 1903 · page 2

PENRITH, Friday.--At Hartley Vale station this afternoon Guard. Henry Colless, one of the oldest in the service, was in the act of putting a truck on to the train which he had charge of when he met with…

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Fatal Tram Accident. SYDNEY

National Advocate · Tuesday 10 February 1903 · page 2

An unknown woman about 70 years of age was run over and killed by a tram in Oxford-street, Paddington, to-day…

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Accidents in Lithgow

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 10 February 1903 · page 2

A Chinaman named Tom Ah Yow, living at Bowenfels, sustained internal injury on Thursday evening, through a fall from a cart. The patient is now progressing favourably, although it will be two…

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Accident

Leader · Tuesday 10 February 1903 · page 4

A young man named Selly, residing at forest Reefs, met with a serious accident at the Wire Gully mine on Monday morning. While driving a…

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Society Islands Disaster. Tidal Wave Drowned 800. LONDON

Leader · Wednesday 11 February 1903 · page 2

Later news from the Socie y Islands states that the disaster is worse than at first reported. Over 800 deaths occurred on the islands Haohikuera,…

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Broken Hill Accident. Team Smashes a Spring Cart. Broken Hill

Leader · Wednesday 11 February 1903 · page 2

A serious tram accident occurred at Argent-street this morning, a spring cart in which were three men, named Michael Vaughaa, Wm. Dannett and…

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Fatal Railway Accident. Fettler Killed on a Tricycle Sydney, Tuesday night

Leader · Wednesday 11 February 1903 · page 2

The railway authorities received a telegram announcing a fatal accident near Jerilderie-early this morning Shortly after midnight a fettler named…

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Motor Car Fatality. Australian Merchant Killed. London, Tuesday Afternoon

National Advocate · Thursday 12 February 1903 · page 3

A serious motor car accident which resulted in the death of one of the motorists happened to-day at He The deceased is an Australian leather…

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Fatal Motor Accident. Australian Leather Merchant Killed. London

Leader · Thursday 12 February 1903 · page 2

A serious motor car accident, resulting in the death of one, happened today at Hendon. The decease d was an Australian leather merchant named…

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Accident

Leader · Thursday 12 February 1903 · page 4

We regret to hear that Mr M. Saunders lost a valuable horse last Sunday night, it having been kicked by another of his horses, and its leg…

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Curious Railway Accident. Passenger Train Delayed. Injury to the Driver

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 13 February 1903 · page 4

We are informed that yesterday's passenger train to Sydney was blocked between Marrangaroo and Bowenfels through the failure of the injectors of the engine. The train was delayed an hour. The fires…

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Hartley Vale a Charter of ACCIDENTS

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 13 February 1903 · page 5

What might have been a serious accident occurred early last Saturday afternoon to Mr. W Robertson, at the bottom of Brown's Gap. Mr. Robertson was returning from Litbgow, and, having walked nearly…

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The Humbert Frauds. Madame’s Injured Innocence. London

Leader · Saturday 14 February 1903 · page 2

Confronted with M. Cattam, the banker, yesterday, [?]. Humbert excitedly denounced him as a usurer of the worst type, and as the cause of…

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Collision in the Harbor

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 16 February 1903 · page 2

Intense excitement was occasioned in Sydney yesterday, when a report was circulated that the Wakatipu, one of the best-known steamers of the…

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