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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Accidents

Accidents, 1914

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Seaman Drowned. Tragic Swimming Lesson. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 7 January 1914 · page 2

Cecil Newtown, a seaman on H.M.S. Pengin, was attempting to learn to swim in the baths at Garden Island naval dock to-day when he was drowned, his…

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Drowning Fatalities Victoria's Big [?] Woman Collapses. Learning to Swim. Melbourne

National Advocate · Wednesday 7 January 1914 · page 2

Within night of 40 or 50 bathers at Elwood beach, Melbourne, Mrs. Ellen Daly, aged 33, of 176 Edwards-street, Brunswick, collapsed while learning to…

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Roof Collapses. Young Laborer Injured. Sydney

National Advocate · Wednesday 7 January 1914 · page 4

The roof of a shed collapsed at Ultimo this morning, and a young laborer, Martin Hutton, of Redfern, was injured by its fall. He was…

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Old Man's Lonely Death. Injured Legs. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 7 January 1914 · page 2

John Laurie (65), residing with his wife and large family on the river neat Moree, left on horseback on Friday to take provisions to another camp, seven…

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Turned Turtle Sunny Corner Mail Coach. Driver Seriously Injured. Passengers' Narrow Escape. Horses Bolt Down Steep Hill

National Advocate · Wednesday 7 January 1914 · page 2

The failure of the brakes whilst the Sunny Corner mail coach was going down a steep hill near Green Swamp yesterday, caused the horses to bolt,…

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Painful Accident

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 7 January 1914 · page 2

Lieut Mead, son of Mr. A. J. Mead, of Bathurst, met with a painful accident at the railway fitting shops during the week. An engine axle and fitments,…

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Child's Painful Accident. Lithgow

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 7 January 1914 · page 2

The is months old son or Mr. G. A. Langlands, while playing with a fretwork saw, sustained serious injuries to an eye. A Sydney specialist's services…

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A Reported Accident

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 7 January 1914 · page 3

It is reported that Mr. James Sparges, who drives the coach between here and Bathurst, met with a serious accident to- day (Tuesday). From the vague reports to…

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Laborers Drowned Like Rats. Winnipeg

Leader · Thursday 8 January 1914 · page 3

One hundred laborers employed on the Grand Trunk Railway, were being transported across a river in British Columbia, in a flat bottomed…

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Seventy-five Drowned. River Disaster. Winnipeg

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 8 January 1914 · page 2

A flat bottom boat containing [?] laborers employed on the Grand trunk Pacific railway was wrecked while crossing the Frazer River, British Columbia…

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From Ring to Hospital. Boxer Injured. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 8 January 1914 · page 3

Billy Fitzgefald, the Grafton boxer, who was romoved to tho hospital last night after being' knocked out, is new progressing, though he is as yet…

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Boxer Injured Prolonged Unconsciousness After Bout. an Unlucky Blow. Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 8 January 1914 · page 2

A young man, William Fitzgerald, of Randwick who was taken to Prince Alfred Hospital on Tuesday night after a contest at the Newtown Stadium,…

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Accident

Leader · Thursday 8 January 1914 · page 3

A rather serious accident occurred on Monday at Messrs. Sykes and Watson's store which might have re sulted in an old man being seriously…

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Another Mine Accident. Freemantle

Leader · Thursday 8 January 1914 · page 3

James McNell, a miner working underground in the Ivanhoo Gold Corporation's mine, W.A., was the victim of an explosion to-day. A drill was…

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An Accident

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 8 January 1914 · page 21

A recent inmate, of trainer T. Donoghue's stables. named Jerrid, by Bonnie, Chiel from Djerid, a short time since met with an accident just…

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Dashed to Death. Fatal Accident near Rylstone Death of Mr. J. Croskery

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 8 January 1914 · page 12

Bolting turnouts are not new to Rylstone, and when on Saturday morning last Mr. J. Croskery's well known spring cart turn out was seen…

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A Drowning Fatality. Sydney

Leader · Friday 9 January 1914 · page 3

[?]rthur Sadley, son of Mr. C. Sad[?] postmaster at Tarce, white [?] [?] with two companions at Shallow [?] and, suddenly sank. He was either…

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Tasmania Mine Fatality. Launceston

The Bathurst Times · Friday 9 January 1914 · page 3

The inquiry into the deaths of the miners John Kirby and Thomas J. Reid, who were killed in the Tasmania mine on January 2, has concluded. The…

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Drowned at Cronulla. Sydney

Leader · Friday 9 January 1914 · page 3

At the inquest on the three young [?]sons drowned at Cronulla last week [?] coroner found that the death of [?]jorie Lowden was caused by…

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Tarana. a Wedding and a Fatality

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 9 January 1914 · page 3

Mr's. Stacey, wife of our esteemed S.M. has been hastily called away to her parents' home in the Stroud district on account of the death of her brother, who was…

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