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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Accidents

Accidents, 1904

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Accident on the Railway. Penrith

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 18 March 1904 · page 9

Charles Newall, a shunter on the railway, residing at North-street, Penrith, met with a serious accident last night. At about 11.30 he and Cecil Howell were…

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Buggy Accident

Leader · Friday 18 March 1904 · page 4

While Mr George Hawkins was driving his buggy in Pym street, Millthorpe, on Thursday morning the horse bolted and collided with a cart…

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Painful Accident

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 18 March 1904 · page 2

On Wednesday morning a little boy aged four, son of Mr. and Mrs. Reece, of Cow Flat, was playing in the yard, when it ventured too near a horse. The…

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Cable News. Fatal Collision

Leader · Monday 21 March 1904 · page 2

The union liner Berwick Castle, colliding with the sub-marine boat Dove, sank it off Nab. Lieutenant Man[?]gh, Sub-Lieutenant J P…

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A Submarine Sunk. Eleven Men Drowned. London, Friday Afternoon

National Advocate · Monday 21 March 1904 · page 3

The Union liner Berwick Castle collided with and sank the submarine boat Al off Nab lighthouse. Lieutenant Mansergh, sub-Lieutenant J P…

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To-Day's Telegrams. Terrible Railway Fatality. on the Western Line. Sydney

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 21 March 1904 · page 3

News has been received that a feetler named MacClusky, inspecting the railway line near Molong this morning, was caught by the mail train and…

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Accident on a Railway. a Shunter's Misfortune, Sydney

National Advocate · Monday 21 March 1904 · page 2

A shunter named James Clarks, 31, a resident of Iceton-street, Burwood, who is engaged at the Darling Island railway yards, received painful injuries…

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Collision at Sea. LONDON

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 22 March 1904 · page 3

A collision occurred off Kingstown between two sailing vessels, One sank and 22 persons were drowned…

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Collision in the Channel. LONDON

National Advocate · Tuesday 22 March 1904 · page 3

The American liner, New York, collided in the channel with the Assays which had five hundred troops aboard bound for Bombay. The…

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Cable News. Collision with a Gunboat. London

Leader · Tuesday 22 March 1904 · page 2

The American liner New York collided in the English Channel with the British torpedo gunboat [?]ye, with 500 troops aboard, bound for Bombay…

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Fatal Railway Accident

Leader · Tuesday 22 March 1904 · page 2

Yesterday morning as the Forbes mail was pasting Yamboola, a siding between Amaroo and Molong, ganger McCluskey, who was running his…

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Collision off Kingstown. a Vessel's Grew Drowned London, Monday Afternoon

National Advocate · Wednesday 23 March 1904 · page 3

The German barque Mona came into collision with, and sank the sailing ship Lady Cairns during a fog off Kingstown, Ireland. Twenty-two…

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Railway Fatality at Molong. MOLONG

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 23 March 1904 · page 2

The inquest on M'Cluskey, who was cut to pieces by the mail train yesterday, was concluded to-day. A verdict of accidental death was returned, the…

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Collision At Sea. LONDON, Tuesday Afternoon

National Advocate · Thursday 24 March 1904 · page 3

Further details of the collision off Kingstown, Ireland, between the German barque Mona and the sailing ship Lady Cairns, state that the latter's side…

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An Aeronaut Drowned. LONDON, Tuesday Afternoon

National Advocate · Thursday 24 March 1904 · page 3

An aeronaut dropped five thousand feet into the tea at Barcelona and was drowned…

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The Molong Railway Fatality. Result of the Inquest. Molong

National Advocate · Thursday 24 March 1904 · page 2

At the inquest touching the death of Ganger John McCluskey, who was killed between Amaroo and Molong on Monday morning, by the mail train, Mr. William…

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Accident to Mr. T. Sloane

National Advocate · Thursday 24 March 1904 · page 2

Mr. Thomas Sloane, the popular licensee of the Globe Hotel, was the victim of a nasty accident late yesterday afternoon. He was riding a spirited horse in…

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Accident

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 24 March 1904 · page 2

A young girl named Minnie McVicar, living with her parents in Peel-street while playing with hor brother last night fell down and broke her…

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Accident Insurance

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 24 March 1904 · page 2

Mr. C. Howell, well-known in Bathurst and district, and especially in cycling and business circles, met, in February last it will be remembered…

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Shooting Accident

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 24 March 1904 · page 2

Mr H. Warr, of William-street, was the victim of a painful accident yesterday afternoon. He was returning from a rabbit-shooting exposition, and…

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