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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Accidents

Accidents, 1912

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Drowning Fatality at Woodstock

Leader · Saturday 20 January 1912 · page 5

A sad drowning fatality occurred at Woodstock on Wednesday, the victim being a youth named Percy King, aged 18 years, and a grandson of Mrs. King,…

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Solar Collision Theory. London

National Advocate · Saturday 20 January 1912 · page 4

Professor Bickerton, formerly of New Zealand, in a lecture before the Royal Institute, entitled "The New Astronomy," outlined his solar…

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Accident to a Guard

National Advocate · Saturday 20 January 1912 · page 4

A guard named Patton fell off his train at Manildra to-day and broke his right arm at the wrist. Another guard, named Linaberry, who was on…

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A Photographer Drowned Fatality at Orange. Orange

National Advocate · Monday 22 January 1912 · page 2

Mr. Thomas Barnes, of the wellknown photographic firm of Bradley and Barnes, of Orange, was drowned in Summer Hill Creek this afternoon…

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Appalling Drowninc Fatality Well-known Orange Resident Drowned

Leader · Monday 22 January 1912 · page 2

A canopy of gloom overspread Orange last night when it became known that another fatality had taken place in Summer Hill Creek at the third…

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Mining Fatality. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Monday 22 January 1912 · page 3

James Wilson, an employee in the Mount Keira mine, was killed yesterday by a fall of stone…

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A Mining Fatality. Sydney

Leader · Monday 22 January 1912 · page 2

While James Wilson, a shift man at Mt. Kiera Colliery, was drawing props a quantity of stone fell and Wilson was killed…

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Aviation in France. Another Fatality. Parts. Friday evening

National Advocate · Monday 22 January 1912 · page 3

A shocking aeroplane accident occurred at Senlis. Lieutenant Boerner was executing some manoeuvres in an aeroplane,…

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Swinging a Child Injured. Sydney

National Advocate · Monday 22 January 1912 · page 2

John Egan, aged 10, residing in Oxford-street, Woallahra, was knocked down by a swing in Centennial Park yesterday. The little chap was…

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Tram Collisions. Six Persons Injured. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Monday 22 January 1912 · page 4

Three tram collisions which occurred last night and a runaway this morning caused injuries to six persons. The first collision occurred in…

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Shooting Accident

The Bathurst Times · Monday 22 January 1912 · page 2

A youth named Long was out shooting on the Bald Hills on Saturday, when a pea rifle accidentally went off, the bullet penetrating' the lad's foot and…

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Tram Accident Clerk Knocked Down. Sydney

National Advocate · Monday 22 January 1912 · page 2

Robert Lewis, aged 25, living at North Sydney, was knocked down by a tram in Liverpool-street last night. He was subsequently admitted to the…

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Drowning Fatality. Orange

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 23 January 1912 · page 4

Another distressing accident occurred at Summer Hill Creek about 5 p.m. yesterday, about half a mile from the place where two young girls were drowned in…

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The Drowning Fatality at Summer Hill Creek

Leader · Tuesday 23 January 1912 · page 2

All Sunday night dragging operations were continued in the endeavour to find the body of Mr. T. Barnes, who was drowned on Sunday evening,…

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Strange Drowning Accident. Brisbane

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 23 January 1912 · page 4

Mr. James McDonald, senior partner of McDonald Brothers, Gympic, was drowned at Pialba yesterday. It is stated that he was drowned in 2ft. of…

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Bull Wrecks Train Engine and Carriages Derailed. One Passenger Injured Adelaide

National Advocate · Tuesday 23 January 1912 · page 3

Saturday afternoon's passenger train to Adelaide, when a couple of miles south of the Burra, ran into a stray bull at the level…

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Accident at the Railway Station

Leader · Tuesday 23 January 1912 · page 2

While alighting from the train last night at the Orange station, an elderly man, named John Thompson, 7S years of age, fell and broke his leg…

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Accident at the Technical School

Leader · Tuesday 23 January 1912 · page 2

Whilst working on a scaffolding at the Technical School yesterday, Maurice W. Finch and a man named McCorry, a stranger, both of whom are…

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Scalding Accidents at Lucknow

Leader · Tuesday 23 January 1912 · page 2

A severe scalding accident happened to a boy named Bowen at Lucknow yesterday. The boy, who is 12 years of age, was carrying boiling…

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Horses Killed by Train. Accident at Cowra. Cowra

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 23 January 1912 · page 2

At midday, whilst a team of, eight horses, in charge of W. Davis, was crossing the railway line at "Bassett's gates, near Wattamondera station,…

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