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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Accidents

Accidents, 1907

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Drowning Fatality at Bondi Sydney

Leader · Tuesday 1 January 1907 · page 2

A young man named George Baker, while bathing in the surf at Bondi this afternoon, was carried away by a strong undertow and drowned. The…

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Telegraphic News Melbourne Drowning Fatality Body Recovered. Melbourne

Leader · Tuesday 1 January 1907 · page 2

The body of Miss Gladys Davies, daughter of the State Attorney General, drowned on Thursday, was recovered to day…

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Wood-chopping Accident. Boy's Eye Injured. Wallerawang

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 1 January 1907 · page 2

Arthur Ralph, a son of Mr. A. Ralph, mail guard, met with a painful accident on Friday. He was chopping wood when a piece flow up, and hit him on the face, a…

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Young Man Drowned SYDNEY

National Advocate · Tuesday 1 January 1907 · page 2

A young man named George Baker (19) a resident of Dawes Point, was carried out by the breakers at famaroma beach to day and was drowned,…

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Terrible Railway Accident Husband and Wife Run Over Melbourne

National Advocate · Tuesday 1 January 1907 · page 2

Charles Taylor, a railway repairer, and his wife, who had been is Seymour together on Saturday night making purchases were returning home at 11 o'clock on a…

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Cable News. Frightful Railway Accident. Nineteen Lives Lost. London

Leader · Tuesday 1 January 1907 · page 2

A train from Arbroath to Dundee (Scotland) while at Elliott Junction, was waiting the signal to proceed, when the North British express,…

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Drowned in a Waterhole SYDNEY

National Advocate · Wednesday 2 January 1907 · page 2

Bartholemew Farrell (13), residing at Marrickville, was drowned to-day while bathing in a waterhole at Leichhardt with two other boys…

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The Collision near Washington LONDON, Monday afternoon

National Advocate · Wednesday 2 January 1907 · page 3

Details of the collision between a a passenger and a goods tram on the Baltimore and Ohio railway near Washington, show that an empty…

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Cable News. American Railway Accident. Later Particulars of Fatalities. London

Leader · Wednesday 2 January 1907 · page 2

Later particulars of the railway accident on the Baltimore and Ohio line near Washington, state that an empty train from Baltimore, travelling at the…

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The Pyramul Fatality

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 3 January 1907 · page 11

Fuller particulars are to hand re the Pyramul fatality. The scene of the sad occurrences was a dam—known as Core's dam—situated about half a…

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Telegraphic News Drowned at Bondi Sydney

Leader · Thursday 3 January 1907 · page 2

A[?] unknown man, while bathing in the breakers to day at Bondi, got into an undertow and was corried out and drowned. Two boys were…

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Struck by Lightning. a Girl Killed. Young Man Seriously Injured. Leura

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 4 January 1907 · page 3

During a storm this morning, Ethel Heffernan, aged 12, of Station street, Newtown, who was on a visit to Leura, was killed. She was watching some friends…

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Serious Accident

Molong Argus · Friday 4 January 1907 · page 5

A STRANGE named Thompson was biking it from Parkes to Molong on New Year's Day, and when riding down Bumbury Hill, the machine…

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Driving Accident at Katoomba. Lady's Arm Broken. Katoomba

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 4 January 1907 · page 3

An accident happened to Mrs. George Davies, wife of Alderman Davies, to-day. She and a lady friend were driving home in a sulky, and when near the railway…

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Portland News. Jockey Club Races and Ball. Nasty Riding Accident

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 4 January 1907 · page 5

New Year's Eve passed off quietly here. The stores were all closed at six o'clock, and beyond the Town Band playing a selection of music there was nothing to…

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Phosphorous Accident

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 5 January 1907 · page 9

A man named William Cummins, employed on Larras Lake station, had his right band very severely burnt on Thursday morning by the bursting of a bottle of phosphorous…

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A Railway Accident Carriages Derailed at Granville Permanent Way Damaged Sydney

National Advocate · Saturday 5 January 1907 · page 3

While the 4-30 p.m, passenger train from Sydney to Parramatta was in the vicinity of Granville station to day. the last carriage left the rails…

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Accident at Cricket

National Advocate · Monday 7 January 1907 · page 2

Whilst playing cricket for bis club on Saturday, Mr A. Freestone, of Newbridge, had the misfortune to get struck with the ball. In attempting to hit a ball that was…

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Disastrous Wreck Many Drowned London, Sunday afternoon

National Advocate · Tuesday 8 January 1907 · page 3

The Pacific Mail Company's steamer City of Panama has been wrecked near Pescadoro, California. Seventy of the passengers and 30 of the crew are…

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A Terrific Gale Numerous Capsizes One Man Drowned Sydney

National Advocate · Tuesday 8 January 1907 · page 3

As the result of a terrific gale on Sunday, several steamers and sailing vessels in the harbor dragged their anchors, and tugs had to be sent to…

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