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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Accidents

Accidents, 1906

512 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 6 of 26

Fatal Railway Accident Sydney

National Advocate · Tuesday 27 February 1906 · page 2

An old man Darned Frederick Tressel was killed by a train at Rockwood this morning…

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Sunny Corner. an Accident

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 27 February 1906 · page 3

Mr. George Case met with an accident while returning from Yetholme with the daily mail on Wednesday afternoon. All went well till descending the hill towards…

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Drowning Fatality. Wellington

National Advocate · Wednesday 28 February 1906 · page 4

Late on Saturday afternoon a lad named Ernest Dominic Valentine Roady, 12 yearn old, was drowned in Carra Creek, at a place known as the…

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Disastrous Tidal Wave. Two Thousand People Drowned. London, Monday afternoon

National Advocate · Wednesday 28 February 1906 · page 3

A Tidal wave following upon an earthquake, is estimated to have drowned 2000 people on the South Coast of Colombia…

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Accident to the Wakanui. LONDON Friday afternoon

National Advocate · Monday 5 March 1906 · page 2

The cylinder of the New Zealand Shipping Company's steamer Wakanui has been destroyed. If usable to repair she will be towed to St Vincent…

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Accident to the Wakanui London

Leader · Tuesday 6 March 1906 · page 3

The cylinder of the New Zealand Shipping Company’s steamer Wakanui has been destroyed. If it is found impossible to repair the damage, the…

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Avalanches in Switzerland. Many Killed and Injured. London, Monday afternoon

National Advocate · Wednesday 7 March 1906 · page 3

An avalanche carried 45 workman, at Glarus a Canton of Switzerland, a distance of 100 feet, many being injured…

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A Peculiar Accident

Molong Argus · Friday 9 March 1906 · page 19

A SOMEWHAT peculiar accident befel Mr. William Joseph Delaney, of North Eugowra, last week. It appears that he was bringing a tip-dray of wheat to Clarke's mill, and when…

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A Sydney Thousand Accident

National Advocate · Friday 9 March 1906 · page 2

T Lealow, the cyclist who was badly injured in the seventh heat of the Sydney Thousand on Wednesday night has (telephoned our Sydney…

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Railway Accident at Bendigo. Melbourne

National Advocate · Saturday 10 March 1906 · page 4

An accident occurred on the Bendigo railway line today. While shunting operations wore being carried on at Lanco-field Junction, two empty trucks broke…

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Railway Collision London

Leader · Tuesday 13 March 1906 · page 3

A serious railway collision occurred at Godsend, Ohio, USA. The cartiages took fire, and 10 persons were killed, and 16 injured…

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Team Accidents. Sydney

Leader · Tuesday 13 March 1906 · page 2

Mr Harry Hanley, bookkeeper at the Rockwood Asylum, who was knocked down by a tram in Georgestreet on Saturday night, died wis…

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Accident

Leader · Wednesday 14 March 1906 · page 4

On Monday evening Qua Childers, son of Mr John Chilvers, met with a severe accident, accidentally cutting his leg with a knife he was using…

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A Baby Drowned

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 15 March 1906 · page 13

About 5 o'clock on Monday afternoon the news reached town that a baby girl, Elvira Berry, aged 14 months, had been drowned somewhere in the vicinity of…

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A Sensational Collision

National Advocate · Friday 16 March 1906 · page 2

A somewhat sensational collision took place yesterday about 6 p.m. in William-street, between Howick and Durham- Street. Mr Denis Bell was returning in a…

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A Penrith Accident

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 16 March 1906 · page 3

A Penrith correspondent writes:-- Mr. J. F. Kirkness, well and favourably known in the Lithgow district as a gunsmith and machinist, met with a serious…

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The Recent Accident

Leader · Friday 16 March 1906 · page 4

We are glad to report that the youth Chilvers, who met with an accident last Monday is making favourable progress towards recovery…

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Serious Accident

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 19 March 1906 · page 2

An accident of a very serious nature befel Mr. James Daley, a selector from Cobbora, on Friday afternoon. He was riding after his horses in the…

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An Oberon Accident

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 20 March 1906 · page 1

A young man named L. Lennon, of Hazelgrove, was the victim of a nasty accident while coming down Moorhead's Creek hill on Friday morning. The chain of his…

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Accidents at Blayney Show

National Advocate · Friday 23 March 1906 · page 2

Two riders came to grief yesterday at Blayney in the final round of the bunting contest. Mrs Davis' Lady Barney had been taking off rather far from the jumps and at…

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