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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Accidents

Accidents, 1913

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Ill-fated Brothers Drowned in a Water-hole. Melbourne

National Advocate · Tuesday 14 January 1913 · page 1

A double drowning, in which the victims were brothers, occurred at Warrenheip, six miles from Ballarat. It was reported to the police that…

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Barrier Explosion. Miner Killed; Another Injured. Broken Hill

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 14 January 1913 · page 2

Another fatal explosion occurred on the South Mine. J. Marshall and W. Davis were working on the 970ft. level stoping. One of the two men was…

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Escaped From the Hospital. Injured Man's Wanderings. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 14 January 1913 · page 2

Walking out of the observation ward at Sydney Hospital early on Friday afternoon without being noticed, a laborer, George Foot, wandered about all day…

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Motor and Train Collide Two Persons Killed. Three Others Injured. Adelaide

National Advocate · Tuesday 14 January 1913 · page 1

A collision between a train and a motor-car, which occurred at Mills-wood Crossing, on the Hills line, car the city, at about 7.45 p.m…

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Colliery Accident. London

Leader · Tuesday 14 January 1913 · page 2

A cage containing 12 men was being lowered in a coalmine near St. Petersburg, when it fell, and the occupants were killed outright…

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Surf-bathing Fatality

National Advocate · Wednesday 15 January 1913 · page 2

FREMANTLE (W.A.), Tuesday. A drowning accident occurred at North Freemantle to-day, when W. Pope lost his life while in the surf…

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Aviators Drowned. London

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 15 January 1913 · page 2

Two aviators, believed to be McDonald and Inglis, were drowned in the Thames. The aeroplane became unmanageable in mid air and plunged in…

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Saved From Drowning. Rescuer's Promptitude. Sydney

National Advocate · Wednesday 15 January 1913 · page 2

Frederick Love (12), a resident of Miller's Point, was playing near Flood's wharf, Circular Quay, when he fell into the water…

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The Blast Furnace Fatality. Conclusion of Coronial Inquiry. Verdict of Accidental Death

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 15 January 1913 · page 2

The adjourned coronial inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the death of George Robert Sassall who was killed at the blast furnace on December 4, was…

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Sad Fatality at Newness. Death in Lithgow Hospital

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 15 January 1913 · page 2

A sad accident, through which a man named Henry Adams, aged 49 years, received serious injuries which ultimately proved fatal, occurred at Newnos on…

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Boy Drowned. Plucky Attempt at Rescue. Fremantle

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 15 January 1913 · page 2

Three little boys, aged 10, 11, and 12, entered a heavy surf at North Fremantle last night with the permission of their parents…

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A Fatal Test. Two Aviators Drowned. London, Monday evening

National Advocate · Wednesday 15 January 1913 · page 4

Whilst aviators MacDonald and Ingles were testing a new biplane at Greenwich, the engine exploded, and the 'plane fell into the Thames…

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Sailor Fatally Injured. Fell Down a Hold. Sydney

National Advocate · Wednesday 15 January 1913 · page 2

John M'Murray (30), a seaman, fell a distance of 40ft. down the hold of the steamer Yankalilla, at Balmain, to-day, and sustained injuries to the body…

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The Blizzard Wholesale Catastrophes. Trains in Collision. Men Nearly Electrocuted. London, Monday evening

National Advocate · Wednesday 15 January 1913 · page 4

The blizzard continues. The mammoth liner Mauretania was delayed at Liverpool for 28 hours. The Celtic, at Queenstown, reports…

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Fatality at Grenfell Young Man Drowned. Grenfell

National Advocate · Thursday 16 January 1913 · page 3

The coroner held an inquest yesterday on the body of a young immigrant, named Ernest Archibald Larkin, who was drowned in a dam at Torwood…

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Another Wreck. Crew of 17 Drowned. London, Tuesday afernoon

National Advocate · Thursday 16 January 1913 · page 5

The steamer Hawkswood was wrecked at Flamborough Head. The entire crew of seventeen was drowned…

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Boy Who Was Not Drowned Divers Search for Body. Excitement at Cook's River. Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 16 January 1913 · page 3

Hundreds of people swarmed along the banks of Cook's River canal last night, while divers endeavored to recover from the gloomy depths of…

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Buggy Accident

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 16 January 1913 · page 17

Whilst returning to Rylstone from Ilford side on Thursday afternoon last, Mrs. G. W. Hardwick and her daughter Marion met with an…

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Seamen Drowned. Wreck of the California. London

The Bathurst Times · Friday 17 January 1913 · page 2

Nine of the crew of the wrecked steamer California were drowned when the vessel was blown on the coast of Northumberland, and totally wrecked…

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Cables. Nine Sailors Drowned. Newcastle-on-tyne

Leader · Friday 17 January 1913 · page 2

Nine of the crew of the Russian barque, California, were drowned through the vessel being blown on to the coast of Northumberland. The…

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