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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Accidents

Accidents, 1904

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Sunny Corner. a Serious Buggy Accident

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 26 January 1904 · page 3

An accident of a serious nature was met with by Mrs. G. White of this town on Saturday last. From what can be ascertained, it appears that Mrs. White was, with others, being driven to Rydal railway…

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Shocking Railway Accident. a Ganger Killed. Parkes

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 26 January 1904 · page 2

A shocking fatality occurred at the local railway station this morning, when George Maxwell, tin acting ganger, was run over by a train and killed. It appears that Maxwell was engaged cleaning points which…

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The Accident in Western Australia

Leader · Tuesday 26 January 1904 · page 4

The many friends of Mr Joseph Ryan, who was seriously injured a short time ago at Boulder City mine, will be glad to know that a telegram…

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"Looping the Loop," Girl Terribly Injured. London, Monday Afternoon

National Advocate · Wednesday 27 January 1904 · page 3

In a circus at Madrid "looping the loop" has been done with a motor car the performer being a girl named Mina Alex…

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The Recent Accident

Leader · Wednesday 27 January 1904 · page 4

We are glad to hear that Senior Constable Fletcher had another good day on Tuesday, and is still improving in health…

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Fatal Accident at Burraga

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 27 January 1904 · page 2

The Lithgow Mercury correspondent states that on Friday afternoon Morgan O'Connell, an employee in the Lloyd mine, while working on the tramway…

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Drowned in the Macquarie. Another Dubbo Fatality. Dubbo

National Advocate · Thursday 28 January 1904 · page 2

A sad drowning fatality occurred here to-day. A boy named Joseph Longobardi, 12 years old was bathing in the Macquire River behind Dr Barton's…

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A Fatality

The Gulgong Advertiser · Thursday 28 January 1904 · page 2

Mr. Alexander Gibbons, of Collaroy Station, died on Sunday from wounds caused through being gored by a cow which he was breaking-in for milking…

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Fatal Accident at Burraga. Burraga

National Advocate · Thursday 28 January 1904 · page 2

On Friday afternoon Morgan O'Connell, an employee in the Lloyd mine, while working on the tramway line, had his right leg badly crushed through…

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A Boating Accident

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 28 January 1904 · page 11

The occupants of the pleasure bout "The Willa" had a rather startling and unpleasant experience "in the pale moonlight" on Anniversary night…

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Accident to Mr. R. Holl

The Gulgong Advertiser · Thursday 28 January 1904 · page 2

While returning from the Goolma Races on Friday Mr. R. Holl, the well-known sporting capitalist from Dubbo, came to grief a mile or two…

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Accident at Ulan

The Gulgong Advertiser · Thursday 28 January 1904 · page 2

William Loughrey. the 16 year-old son of Mr. William Loughrey, of Ulan, recently met with a nasty accident He was riding home a little…

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Fatality at Parkes

Molong Argus · Friday 29 January 1904 · page 16

NEWS of a dreadful railway accident have been received from Parkes, the victim being Mr. George Maxwell, acting ganger. It appears that the…

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Accident

Leader · Friday 29 January 1904 · page 2

A man named C Corrie, 31, better as Sydney Wall, was admitted to the hospital on Wednesday, just after midnight, Buffering from a deep wound…

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The Recent Accident

Leader · Friday 29 January 1904 · page 4

We are sorry to hear that Senior-Constable Fletcher was not quite so well on Thursday…

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Peculiar Accident. at Burr a Wong Station

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 30 January 1904 · page 5

ON Tuesday last a peculiar and distressing accident befel an employee of Burrawong Station named Richard Hamilton. Hamilton, from what we can gather, had taken away a…

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Accident to Mr. Bennett

Leader · Saturday 30 January 1904 · page 2

Mr Leslie Bennett, while driving Mr Gartrell’s baker’s cart at Lucknow yesterday, met with an extremely painful accident. In front of the…

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Accident

Leader · Saturday 30 January 1904 · page 2

As a youth named J. Hartley, carter for Mr Lowden, baker, was serving a customer yesterday, the horse started off. Hartley caught up to the vehicle,…

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Reporter Accidently Killed. SYDNEY

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 30 January 1904 · page 3

While a party of guests on board the steamer at Port Chalmers, New Zealand, were viewing seme blasting operations, a reporter, named Joseph,…

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Sydney Harbor Collision

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 1 February 1904 · page 2

Considerable excitement was caused in the harbor on Saturday afternoon, by a collision between the small passenger steamers Erina and Leichhardt…

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