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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Accidents

Accidents, 1906

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Terrible Accident to a Boy. Sydney

National Advocate · Tuesday 9 January 1906 · page 2

A terrible accident this afternoon befel a little boy named William Par tridge, residing with his parents at at Paddington. Ho was riding on a…

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Accident to School Inspector Sydney

Leader · Wednesday 10 January 1906 · page 3

Mr Matthews Willis, Senior-Inspector of Public Institution, fell on the office stain, and broke his thigh. He was removed to the hospital…

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Accident

Leader · Thursday 11 January 1906 · page 4

What might have been a very serious accident occurred on Tuesday night, while Mrs George Tate and Miss Tate, of Forest Reefs, were…

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Dreadful Mining Accident. London

Leader · Thursday 11 January 1906 · page 2

Through an explosion in a mine at Innoiakat[?], Japan, 101 miners were inci[?]ated…

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Accident

Molong Argus · Friday 12 January 1906 · page 3

A SERIOUS accident befel Mr. Bert Allen, of Gregra, on Saturday last, at Mr. T. Baker's farm, Springside. While harnessing his horse to start for home…

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Painful Accident

National Advocate · Friday 12 January 1906 · page 2

An eight-year old daughter of Mr Foldi of Stanmore, on a holiday trip to Yetholme met with a very painful accident yesterday afternoon. It appears the little mite was…

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The Belmore Fatality. Sydney

Leader · Tuesday 16 January 1906 · page 3

A verdiot of accidental death was returned in connection with the Belmore fatality…

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Hunting Accident. Lord Hopetoun Thrown. London, Sunday afternoon

National Advocate · Tuesday 16 January 1906 · page 2

The Marquis of Linlithgow (Lord Hopstoun) while hunting at Tirporley yesterday was thrown from his horse, injuring his shoulder blade and…

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Accident at Jenolan Caves

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 16 January 1906 · page 3

Thomas Evans, coach driver, employed by Mr. G. H. Cooper, of Mt. Victoria, met with rather a painful accident at Jenolan Caves on Thursday morning, whilst…

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Fatal Coach Accident. Drivers Charged with Manslaughter. Newcastle

National Advocate · Wednesday 17 January 1906 · page 2

As a result of the coach smash which occurred at West Wallsend in November last, whereby two passengers named Phillip Carter and David Frew were…

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Narrow Escape From Drowning

National Advocate · Thursday 18 January 1906 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wednesday. Mr Thomas Vickery (61), residing in Birrell-street, Waverley, had a narrow escape from drowning at Bondi beach…

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Sad Shooting Fatality. Magisterial Inquiry

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 18 January 1906 · page 12

News was brought to town yesterday that a man named Charles Avery, of Home Rule had been found dead with a bullet wound in his forehead. Mr O. A…

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A Nasty Accident

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 18 January 1906 · page 13

Mr. Alfred Brennan, who drives the Wollar coach, met with a peculiar, and somewhat dangerous accident on Tuesday evening. He was riding a bicycle…

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Accident at Gulgong

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 18 January 1906 · page 13

Whilst stacking wheat at Messrs. Jas. Loneragan's, Ltd., flour mill this week, a man named William Miller slipped distance of 17 feet, with the result that…

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Accident

Leader · Thursday 18 January 1906 · page 4

On Wednesday at G[?]yong a young man named William C[?]sse, fell from a stack at William C[?]e’s farm, and the handle of a pi[?]fork, which was…

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Burraga. an Accident and a Death

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 19 January 1906 · page 3

While loading firewood in the bush on Monday, J. McGarrity met with a serious accident by being knocked down by the horse, which had taken fright and bolted…

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Rescued From Drowning Sydney

Leader · Saturday 20 January 1906 · page 3

A young woman jumped from Mo[?]man’[?] ferry boat this afternoon, but was rescued…

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Two Little Girls Drowned Sydney

National Advocate · Saturday 20 January 1906 · page 2

At about half-past five this afternoon, two little girls named Edna Kingsbery aged 9, presiding in Edgeware-load, New town, and Dorothy Gale, aged 10…

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A Yetholme Accident

National Advocate · Saturday 20 January 1906 · page 2

Mr A Donaldson writes, concerning a paragraph which appeared in a recent issue of the NATIONAL ADVOCATE, as follows:— "I wish to correct a mistake in the report of…

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Sad Drowning Fatality. Sydney

Leader · Monday 22 January 1906 · page 3

Two school girls named Edna Dingebury residing at Edge ware-road, New town, and Dorothy Gale, who lived at Cavendish-street, Newtown, ages 9…

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