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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Accidents

Accidents, 1905

569 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 3 of 29

Accident

Leader · Wednesday 18 January 1905 · page 2

The engine driver on one of the, down trains met with a nasty accdent at the Blayney railway station on Tuesday. One of the guage…

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The Dynamite Fatality. Mr. G. R. M'Intosh's Death. Coroner's Inquest

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 19 January 1905 · page 9

Mr. Bowden, Deputy Coroner of the Parramatta district, held an inquiry at Hunter's Hill on Wednesday, into the circumstances attending the death of…

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Accident at Cudal

Leader · Thursday 19 January 1905 · page 2

A young man named Edward Moon was admitted to the local hospital yesterday from Cudal suffering from a compound…

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Terrible Railway Collision. the Scotch Express. Many Killed and Injured London

National Advocate · Friday 20 January 1905 · page 3

The Scotch Express collided with a train at Cudworth, Yerkshire, last night. Seven persons were killed and forty injured…

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Sad Burning Fatality

Molong Argus · Friday 20 January 1905 · page 16

A VERY sad burning accident, which terminated fatally, occurred at Tillimbi, Forbes, the residence of Captain A. T. Robinsbo, on Saturday…

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A Mining Fatality. Singleton

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 20 January 1905 · page 5

Mr. Harry Pinchin, district coroner, conducted an inquiry to-day into the circumstances surrounding the death of John Edward Fleet, who was crushed to death at…

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The Express Collision. London

Leader · Friday 20 January 1905 · page 3

The Scotch express collided with a at Cudworth, Yorkshire. Seven were killed and forty injured…

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Terrible Accident

Molong Argus · Friday 20 January 1905 · page 6

A TERRIBLE accident occurred at Hunter's Hill, near Sydney, on Tuesday. Mr. G. R. McIntosh, the well-known pigeon shot, was teaching…

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Novel Accident

Molong Argus · Friday 20 January 1905 · page 10

AN old man, about 60 years of age, passed through Molong the other day drawing a handcart, to which he was attached by a novel kind of harness. Going down the…

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Smelters' Sick and Accident Fund

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 20 January 1905 · page 4

The Cobar Syndicate's Employees' Sick and Accident Fund held their half-yearly meeting on Saturday night, in the lodgeroom of the Oddfellows'-hall. The…

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Accident

Leader · Friday 20 January 1905 · page 4

Mr Walter Bond met with a painful accident a few days ago while following his occupation at Wenban’s smithy. He was attending to an…

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Here and There. a Frightful Fatality

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 21 January 1905 · page 9

LAST Saturday evening the seven years' old daughter af Captain A T Robertson of Forbes let a lighted match drop into a jug of whisky which she had drawn from a keg. The spirit…

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Explosion at Newcastle. an Assayer Injured, Newcastle

National Advocate · Saturday 21 January 1905 · page 2

An explosion took place in the essay room of the Sulphide Corporation's Works, Cockle Creek, to-day. An assayer named John Limeburner was…

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The Accident to Mr. Moon

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 21 January 1905 · page 7

A CUDAL correspondent supplies additional particulars of the accident to Mr. Moon. He writes:—It appears Mr. E. Moon, junr, and Mr. J. Irvine were driving in a sulky. They had…

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Accident

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 21 January 1905 · page 8

A VERY painful accident happened to Mr. E. Moon, jour, of Cudal on Tuesday night last. The horse he was driving became rest less and uncontrollable and made off,…

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Terrible Shooting Fatality. Young Charlie Blackert the Victim

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 23 January 1905 · page 3

Quite a gloom was cast over the town on Thursday evening when the news spread that young Charlie Blackert, son of Mr. J. H. Blackert,…

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Tram Accident. Sydney

Leader · Monday 23 January 1905 · page 3

Mr J B Laing, a member of the “Hansard” staff, met with a tram accident last night…

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Fatal Accident Near Mudgee. Mudgee

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 24 January 1905 · page 1

A terrible fatality occurred on Thursday evening on the ridges near Marshfield. Chas. Blackert, aged 16, went out rabbiting alone. At 6.80 it is supposed an…

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Sunny Corner Accidents. Departures in Search of Work

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 24 January 1905 · page 3

Mr. A. Corry's little girl, Doris, met with a painful accident a few days ago. It appears that as her uncle was taking his horse into the yard she asked to be given…

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Shocking Shooting Fatality

National Advocate · Wednesday 25 January 1905 · page 1

From Mudgee is reported a shocking shooting fatality, as a result of which a youth named Charles Blackert (16), of Nash's Flat, near Mudgee, met with…

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