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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Accidents

Accidents, 1905

569 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 11 of 29

Cudal. Football Accident

Leader · Saturday 3 June 1905 · page 1

Whilst some young men were amusing themselves with a football last Sunday afternoon, one of their number (W. Kelly) had the misfortune to break his collarbone…

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Another Harbor Collision. Sydney

Leader · Monday 5 June 1905 · page 2

The ferry boat Annie, on which were about 150 passengers, collided with a punt in Johnstone’s Bay last night. The captain then ran…

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Four Hundred Drowned Sinking of the Izumrud London, Friday afternoon

National Advocate · Monday 5 June 1905 · page 3

Japanes accounts confirm the sinking of the Russian cruiser Jemtchug. The first class cruiser Izumrud, which was reported to have escaped,…

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A Shunter Injured. Goulburn

National Advocate · Tuesday 6 June 1905 · page 1

A young man named Donald M' Leay Whilst engaged in shouting operations at Goulburn station early this morning was knocked down and injured. So…

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A Terrible Catastrophe. Bursting of a Reservoir Over Five Hundred Drowned. London, Sunday afternoon

National Advocate · Tuesday 6 June 1905 · page 3

A hurricane wrecked the Pinetown reservoir at Natal, 500 Indians and 50 Europeans being drowned. In consequence there is a water famine at Durban,…

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Accidents to British Warships. London, Sunday afternoon

National Advocate · Tuesday 6 June 1905 · page 3

During the Channel Fleet's night manouvres in a fog on Friday, the third class battleships Triumph and Swifteure collided, necessitating their…

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Accident at the Lloyd Mine. Burraga, Tuesday Morning

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 6 June 1905 · page 3

Two miners were injured in the Lloyd mine last night. Both men have been taken to the hospital. The exact nature of their injuries is not yet known. The fall…

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Serious Accident

Leader · Tuesday 6 June 1905 · page 2

On Friday last Mr. Dan Murphy of March-street, Orange, and late of the Green Gate Hotel, had the misfortune to meet with a very…

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A Boating Accident. London

National Advocate · Wednesday 7 June 1905 · page 3

Whilst indulging in boating on the Themes Miss Clara Butt, the famous contralto, and her husband, Mr Kennerley Rumford, were upset. The…

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Accident at Mount David

National Advocate · Wednesday 7 June 1905 · page 2

A young man named Harry Hope met with a serius accident at Mount David on Monday afternoon. About 4 o'clock he was at his usual work, when a fall of earth…

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Tram Accident. Sydney

Leader · Wednesday 7 June 1905 · page 3

A man, whose name is supposed to be John Blackmore, fell off a tram in Oxford Square last night and fractured his skull. He is not…

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Injured Players

National Advocate · Thursday 8 June 1905 · page 3

Two Western footballers, Anlezark and Masgrove, arrived home by the mail this morning the former with an injured shoulder and the latter suffering from a sprained…

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Accident to Mr. James Perram

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 8 June 1905 · page 12

The friends of Mr. James Perram, of Cudgegong, will regret to hear that last Sunday week he was the victim of an acident, which is likely to have…

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Accidents

Leader · Thursday 8 June 1905 · page 1

On Monday afternoon Mt Brady, employed at Mr H Taylor sen’s farm, near Cudal, had the misfortune to get three ribe broken whilst at work, Mr…

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Mount David. a Death and an Accident

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 9 June 1905 · page 3

A very old identity in the person Mr. James McGaw died here on Thursday,. The deceased, who was highly respected by all who knew him was 87 years old, and had…

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Painful Accident to a Little Boy

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 9 June 1905 · page 4

A painful accident befel a little four year old son of Mr. A. James, of Bent-street, on Tuesday. It appears that at the little chap was walking round the…

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The Burraga Mining Accident

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 9 June 1905 · page 5

With regard to the accident in the Lloyd nine on Monday night, both men (John Gearon and George Cridland) wore seriously injured. It was found necessary to…

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Pea Rifle Accident

National Advocate · Saturday 10 June 1905 · page 2

The twelve-year-old lad, Charles Harris, who accidentally shot himself in the mouth with a pea rifle at Junction Reefs about two weeks ago, succumbed to his injuries…

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Injured Footballers

National Advocate · Monday 12 June 1905 · page 2

During the progress of the football match between Southern and Western divisions on the Athletic Sports Ground on Saturday afternoon, F. Critchley, a member of the…

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Two Accidents

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 12 June 1905 · page 2

On Thursday afternoon. Mrs. E. Perkins, a Sydney lady who is staying with Mr. Hudspeth, of McDonald's Creek. was out riding,…

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