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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Accidents

Accidents, 1909

1,112 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 7 of 56

Disaster at Sea. Steamer Wrecker Forty-six Persons Drowned. Sydney

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 3 February 1909 · page 2

The steamer Clanronald, which left Adelaide yesterday for England, sank off Troubridge Head last night. Forty-six. persons were drowned…

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Rydal. Accident to a Night Officer

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 3 February 1909 · page 5

Mr. Rowlandson, night officer at the railway station, met with a serious accident this morning at 2.11 a.m. He was handing mail bugs to the guard of a passing…

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Boating Fatality on Lake Como 19 Lives Lost. London, Tuesday afternoon

National Advocate · Thursday 4 February 1909 · page 3

A boat capsized at Lecco, Lake Como Seventeen women and two men were drowned…

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The Sydney Harbor Collision the Marine Court Finding. Captain McKEN[?]HE CENSURED. Sydney

Leader · Thursday 4 February 1909 · page 2

His Honour Judge Murray, is giving his finding at the Marine Court Into the collision which occurred between barque Iversa and the tug Advance,…

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Driving Accident

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 4 February 1909 · page 11

On Saturday night a vehicle, driven by Mr. W. Seabrook, of Birriwa, and having as other occupants three ladies—Misses A. and M. Young and…

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Leadville. Weather.—school of Arts.—accident.—telegraph Line

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 4 February 1909 · page 13

About two inches of rain have fallen here during the past fortnight. There is now a nice shoot in the grass and herbage…

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Painful Accident

Leader · Thursday 4 February 1909 · page 2

• painful accident befell Mr. Travels, an employee at Mr. Sta[?]back's [?]cordial factory, yesterday, through the bursting 01 a bottle. The main…

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Boomey. Sad Drowning Fatality Near Euchareena

Molong Argus · Friday 5 February 1909 · page 4

Yesterday afternoon at about three o'clock a boy named Page was drowned while attempting to cross Cooper's Greek, whilst in a flooded state. The…

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Drowing Fatality. Euchareena

Molong Argus · Friday 5 February 1909 · page 7

A drowining futility of a very distressing nature occurred at Euchareena yesterday afternoon after a very heavy storm which passed over the locality…

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A Sad Fatality. Struck Dead by Lightning

Molong Argus · Friday 5 February 1909 · page 1

One of the saddest fatalities it has been our lot to chronicle occurred about raid day on Sunday, when a bright, promising and prepossessing…

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A Boy Drowned

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 6 February 1909 · page 10

A LAD named Shadey Page was drowned in attempting to cross a channel (a tributary to the Nubrygyn Creek) in flood from the storm on Monday afternoon…

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Accident to the Premier. Sydney

The Bathurst Daily Argus · Saturday 6 February 1909 · page 5
Also in Leader

The Premier, while taking cycling exorcises to-day, fell from' his machine and sustained slight injuries to his left arm and hand…

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A Lift Accident. Sydney

The Bathurst Daily Argus · Saturday 6 February 1909 · page 5

Albert Secerna, 14, while looking down a lift well at Hordrn's to-day was suddenly struck in the fact by the lift shooting up. He sustained…

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Peculiar Accident to Horses. on the Tram Line. Sydney

Leader · Saturday 6 February 1909 · page 2

Two horses attached to the back of a waggon, got their hind feet caught in a tram line, stopping them suddenly. The waggon wont on, nearly…

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Serious Lift Accident. Sydney

Leader · Saturday 6 February 1909 · page 2

Albert Speerin, 14, while looking down tie lift well at Hordern’s, was suddenly struck in the face by the lift [?] up. He susiatned severe…

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Cyclist Injured

The Bathurst Daily Argus · Monday 8 February 1909 · page 2

Yesterday afternoon a young man was riding up William-street and when between Howick and Durham-streets he swerved in order to keep clear of the…

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Fatal Accident at Races. Mundooran

The Bathurst Daily Argus · Monday 8 February 1909 · page 2

At the Merrygoen Amateur Races, Braeburn ran off the course and collided with a tree. The rider, Steve Mitchell, was so severely crushed that…

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Cycling Accident

National Advocate · Monday 8 February 1909 · page 2

A youth named Shape was cycling in lower William-street, Bathurst, yesterday afternoon, when his bicycle skidded. Shape was thrown heavily to the ground and had…

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Bathing Fatality. Sydney

The Bathurst Daily Argus · Tuesday 9 February 1909 · page 3

While bathing in Addington Creek, near Bunderra, a young man named Johnson, 25 years of age, collapsed, sank, and was drowned…

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