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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Accidents

Accidents, 1913

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Hydroplane Accident

Leader · Friday 3 January 1913 · page 2

Reginald Holmes and Thomas Marks were taking a new hydroplane for a trial spin down the harbor this morning. When travelling at a…

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Boating Accident Hydroplane Founders. Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 3 January 1913 · page 2

Mr. T. J. Monck's racing hydroplane "Rainbow," possessing a speed of 38 miles an hour, was being given a trial on the harbor to-day, when it…

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Accidentally Shot. Bathurst

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 3 January 1913 · page 3

A lad named Raymond Gornall was accidentally shot in one of his knees, by a companion named Purser, while out rabbiting at Eglinton to-day…

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Railway Disaster Habit. United States Again. Eight Killed, Fifteen Injured. Huntington (West Virginia)

National Advocate · Saturday 4 January 1913 · page 6

Eighty persons were killed and fifteen injured in a railway disaster on the Ohio-Chesapeake railroad. A freight train fell through a bridge…

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Mining Accident. Sydney

Leader · Saturday 4 January 1913 · page 6

While working this morning at the 1100ft. level in the North Mine, Broken Hill, David Nicholson, aged 32, received the full force of an explosion…

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Shocking Mining Accident. Broken Hill

National Advocate · Saturday 4 January 1913 · page 4

A miss-fire charge exploded in the 1100 feet level at North Mine to-day. David Nicholson (32), a native of Daylsford (Vic), was disembowelled, and died instantly…

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Boating Fatality. Old Man Drowned. Melbourne

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 6 January 1913 · page 3

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Two Girls Drowned. Melbourne

The Bathurst Times · Monday 6 January 1913 · page 4

Two girls who were bathing at Warnambool yesterday afternoon were suddenly swept out to sea. Assistance was rendered as rapidly as possible, but both…

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Air Mechanic Drowned. Paris

The Bathurst Times · Monday 6 January 1913 · page 3

Monsieur Levasen, an aviator, whilst flying with his mechanic had a mishap, whereby the machine was precipitated into the sea…

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Six People Drowned. Willington (Delaware)

The Bathurst Times · Monday 6 January 1913 · page 3

It is feared that six people have been drowned consequent on the capsizing of a boat on the Lyle River during a storm…

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Injured by a Sulky. Sydney

National Advocate · Monday 6 January 1913 · page 2

John Evans (48) was Knocked down by a sulky at Newtown last night. His right shoulder was broken, and he sustained severe internal injuries…

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A Portland Mystery Foul Play Suspected. Man Found Drowned

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 6 January 1913 · page 3

Whilst walking round the Bell River late on Thursday afternoon, several boys came across the body of a man floating in the water near where…

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Drowned in a Dam. Five-year-old's Fat. West Wyalong

The Bathurst Times · Monday 6 January 1913 · page 1

Albert Leslie Cunnington, aged Sir 5½ years, was accidentally drowned yesterday in a dam close to his home at Cleveland, Youngee Plains, 17 miles from Wyalong…

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Drowned in a Dam Five-year-old's Fate. Little Brother's Effort at Rescue. West Wyalong

National Advocate · Monday 6 January 1913 · page 1

Albert Leslie Cunnington, aged 5½ years, was accidentally drowned yesterday in a dam close to his home at Cleveland, Youngee Plains, 17 miles…

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Sensational Tram Accident. Young Woman's Miraculous Escape. Sydney

National Advocate · Monday 6 January 1913 · page 2

A young woman was walking along King-street yesterday, when she was knocked down by a tram, and dragged several yards. When the tram pulled…

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Child Drowned. West Wyalong

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 7 January 1913 · page 2

The six-year-old son of Mr. A. W. Cunnington, a farmer, of Hiawatha, West Wyalong, was drowned in a stock tank during the absence of his parents…

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"Immense Wall of Water" Young Girl Drowned. Melbourne

National Advocate · Tuesday 7 January 1913 · page 4

Frances Wood (16) and Helen Mary Easton (12), daughters of tradespeople, were bathing on Warrnambool beach on Saturday with other girls. The sea…

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A Nasty Knock. "Rattler" Jumper Injured. Maitland

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 7 January 1913 · page 3

A young American seaman, named Joseph Wade, was fined to-day for defrauding the Railway Commissioners of his fare…

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Shipping Fatality. a Captain Killed. Crushed by a Derrick. Wollongong

National Advocate · Tuesday 7 January 1913 · page 3

John Roster (45), captain of Messrs. Allen Taylor and Co.'s steamer Wandra, was accidentally, killed at the low-level jetty. The captain was…

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Dashed to Fragments Yacht and Fishing Craft. Seven Persons Drowned. San Diego

National Advocate · Tuesday 7 January 1913 · page 5

An immigration yacht and two fishing craft were blown ashore and dashed to fragments by a storm raging on the Pacific coast. Seven persons west…

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