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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Accidents

Accidents, 1904

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Riding Accident

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 14 January 1904 · page 9

On Sunday night last Mr. William Ryan was riding down Medley-street when his horse became unmanageable. After going some distance the rider's…

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A Remarkable Dream. Asylum Patient. Found Drowned

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 15 January 1904 · page 6

More than a week ago an inmate of the Rookwood Asylum for the Destitute named Neil Mathieson, aged 42 years, was reported to be missing. Mathieson had been…

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Dynamite Explosion. at Junction Reefs. Four Men Seriously Injured. Carcoar

National Advocate · Friday 15 January 1904 · page 2

A terrible accident caused by a dynamite exploSion occurred at Junction Reefs Gold Mine to-day. It appears that two holes had been…

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Blasting Accident. at Junction Reefs

The Carcoar Chronicle · Friday 15 January 1904 · page 2

Yesterday morning at about 8.45 a rather serious accident occurred at the Junction Reefs mine through a charge of dynamite exploding,…

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A Burraga Training Accident. Horse Jumps Over a Bullock

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 15 January 1904 · page 4

On Monday morning early, while exercising his horse on Burraga racecourse, a young fellow named Bert Wilcox met with an accident which might have been attended with much more serious results. It…

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Accident at Mount David

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 15 January 1904 · page 4

Mr. Joseph Press, while working in the Mt. David mine, met with an accident yesterday. He was coming up the ladder followed by three others, when by some unaccountable means he was seen to lose…

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Blasting Accident at Junction Reefs. Four Men Injured

The Blayney Advocate and Carcoar Herald · Saturday 16 January 1904 · page 2

On Thursday at about 8.45 a m. a rather serious accident occurred at the Junction Reefs mine, near Mandurama, through a charge of dynamite exploding, and resulting…

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Drowned at Goolagong Goolagong, Friday

National Advocate · Saturday 16 January 1904 · page 2

A Rad drowning fatality took place here this morning when a middle aged man named Lenthaw, who came up from Sydney to do the work of…

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Men Injured by Dynamite. CARCOAR

Leader · Saturday 16 January 1904 · page 2

At the Junction Reefs mine this morning a charge of dynamite exploded, injuring four men. It appears that the charge was fired, but failed…

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Painful Accident

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 16 January 1904 · page 6

THE EXPRESS learns with deep regret that the 8 years' old son of Mr M Brooks of Garra met with a rather serious accident on Wednesday afternoon last whereby he…

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Accident to a Well-known Cricketer

The Blayney Advocate and Carcoar Herald · Saturday 16 January 1904 · page 4

A wire from Perth (W.A.) last Sunday reported that Junes, the well-known Australian cricketer, was cycling home to claremont from Swan Brewery, where he is…

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Accident

Leader · Saturday 16 January 1904 · page 2

Yesterday Master G. Clift with some lads were out near Meadow Creek after rabbits, when he met with a very simple accident. He was…

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Sad Bathing Fatality. Four Females Drowned. Auckland

Leader · Monday 18 January 1904 · page 3

A bathing fatality occurred at Riverton, South Island, New Zealand, on Saturday morning. A nine-year-old girl, a niece of a Mrs Thompson,…

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Canowindra News. the Goolagong Drowning Case Canowindra

National Advocate · Monday 18 January 1904 · page 1

In connection with the drowning yesterday, at the new bridge works, Goolagong, of an employee named Hy. Lenthall, of Newtown, Sydney, it…

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Accident at Forest Reefs. Senior Constable Fletcher Dangerously Injured. Millthorpe

Leader · Monday 18 January 1904 · page 3

Senior-constable Fletcher was on duty at Forest Reefs on Saturday afternoon. While getting into a trap the horse bolted, Constable Fletcher…

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To-Day's Telegrams. Collision In Auckland Harbour. SYDNEY

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 19 January 1904 · page 2

A collision occurred at Auckland to-day between the steamer Sierra, and the pilot boat Kanaka. The latter sank. The crow had a marvellous…

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Smelters' Sick and Accident Fund

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 19 January 1904 · page 2

The half-yearly meeting of the Cobar Syndicate's employees' sick and accident fund was held in the lodge-room of the Oddfellows-hall on Saturday night, when…

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Accident at Brown's Gap

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 19 January 1904 · page 3

While a stonemason named John Easter brook was employed on the erection of a residence for Mr. D. Evans, at Brown's Gap, on Saturday, he slipped off a…

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Accident

Leader · Tuesday 19 January 1904 · page 2

Master Walter Higman, aged 7, son of lbs Higman, of Anson-street, fell over a box in the wash-house yesterday afternoon and fractured his…

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Accident to Mr. P, R, Stapleton

Leader · Tuesday 19 January 1904 · page 2

While driving with a friend yesterday morning (says the Bathurst “Times” of yesterday’s date), Mr Piarri[?] Stapleton had a narrow escape…

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