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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Accidents

Accidents, 1910

1,146 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 3 of 58

Accident to a Motor. a Match and Naphtha. Katoomba

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 12 January 1910 · page 3

An accident occurred to a motor car being driven through Katoomba on Saturday night, about 9 o'clock. The driver was replenishing the naphtha, and…

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Sad Fatal Accident. Heath of Mr. Frank Cox

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 13 January 1910 · page 27

It is with sincere regret we record the death, on Monday last, of Mr. Frank Cox, eldest son of Mr. Frank Cox, sen., of Menah. Deceased, who…

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Narrow Escape From Drowning. Bathurst

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 14 January 1910 · page 7

Two men camping near Vale Creek, at the junction of the Macquarie River, had a narrow escape from drowning. The creek rose rapidly, and at about twelve…

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Sensational Accident Premature Gun Explosion. a Kitchener Camp Incident. Thirteen Men Injured. Melbourne

National Advocate · Friday 14 January 1910 · page 3

Operations at Point Nepcan to-day in connection with Lord Kitchener's visit, were marred by a sensational incident which narrowly escaped being…

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Serious Gun Explosion. Thirteen Men Injured. During the Kitchener Manoeuvres. Melbourne

The Bathurst Times · Friday 14 January 1910 · page 2

A sensational accident occurred at Point Nepean to-day. Among the guns being fired in connection with the visit of Lord…

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Terrible Accidents

Molong Argus · Friday 14 January 1910 · page 2

Early on Monday morning George Mullins, a railway employee, while crossing the line at the central station, was ruin over by a train and…

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Cause of Accident Unknown Gunner Finch in Serious Condition Later

The Bathurst Times · Friday 14 January 1910 · page 2

No particulars are yet available as to the cause of the gun accident. Gunner Finch is in a serious condition in the Melbourne Hospital with a…

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Accident at the Ironworks

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 14 January 1910 · page 4

A youth named William Purcell, son of Constable Purcell, of Portland, met with a serious acrident in the fitting shop at the ironworks on Wednesday as the…

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Big Gun Accident. Thirteen Men Hurt. a Sensational Occurrence. Sydney

Leader · Friday 14 January 1910 · page 4

The operations at Port Nepean, Melbourne, yesterday in connection with Lord Kitchener’s visit were marred by a most sensational accident, which…

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Steamers in Collision. Sydney

National Advocate · Saturday 15 January 1910 · page 4

The steamers Moruya and Hawkesbury collided in Darling Harbor this morning while the former was going alongside the wharf. The damage…

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The World. a Steamer Wrecked. Thirty Persons Drowned. London, Thursday Afternoon

National Advocate · Saturday 15 January 1910 · page 3

The steamer Czarina has been wrecked at Cook's Bay. The crew clambered to the rigging, but were swept overboard and 30 were drowned…

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Steamer Czarina Wrecked. Crew Swept From Rigging. Over 30 DROWNED. London

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 15 January 1910 · page 2

The steamer Czarina has been wrecked dd the coast of Oregin. The crew climbed into the rigging but the waves swept them off…

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Melbourne Gun Accident. Varied Opinions As to Cause. Thought to Be Defects in Mechanism. Melbourne

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 15 January 1910 · page 2

There is much speculation as to the cause of the gun accident at Port Nepean fort. Il is generally acknowledged there…

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The Gun Accident Ten Men Resume Duty. Melbourne

National Advocate · Saturday 15 January 1910 · page 4

It now transpires that Major McKnight was not injured in yesterday's explosion, at Point Nepean. Ten of the injured soldiers resumed work…

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A Shocking Fatality. Sydney

Leader · Monday 17 January 1910 · page 2

Thomas Heaver, a non union coal, lumper, whole working on the steamer Durham, this morning, fell unnoticed down the bunker, and was…

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Narrow Escape From Drowning. a Plucky Rescue. Sydney

Leader · Monday 17 January 1910 · page 2

A man was carried put 160 yards by the underflow at Wollongong yesterday He was pluckily rescued after after disappearing twice by H.Wick…

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A Child Drowned in Rushcutter Bay Baths Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Monday 17 January 1910 · page 3

Cecil Hardy, eight years of age, living at Paddington, was drowned this afternoon while swimming in Rushcutter Bay baths…

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Serious Railway Accident Goods Train Derailed. Perth (W.A.)

The Bathurst Times · Monday 17 January 1910 · page 3

A serious accident happened to a goods train running from Perth to Freemantle this morning. The train was composed of 40 trucks…

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Serious Shooting Accident

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 17 January 1910 · page 2

While practising shooting at a target with a pea rifle on saturday, at Linburn, near Mudgee, a man named William Crampton got in the line of…

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Bicycle Accident

Leader · Monday 17 January 1910 · page 2

[?] Groat Sustained a lather [?] accident on Saturday. He was [?] a bicycle in Kite-street, and while [?]ndvouring [?] avoid a horse,…

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