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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Accidents

Accidents, 1915

1,029 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 7 of 52

Mine Fatality. Murrurundi

The Bathurst Times · Monday 1 February 1915 · page 4

A Scotsman, whose name is supposed to be Duncan Crawford, was killed in a shocking manner at the British Australian Oil Company's shale mine at…

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The Portland Fatality. Verdict Op Accidental Death. Portland

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 1 February 1915 · page 3

An inquest concerning the death of Gustave George Lindholm, who died in the Portland hospital yesterday from injuries received in the Cement Company's quarry, was…

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Surf Shooter in Collision. Sydney

National Advocate · Monday 1 February 1915 · page 5

Thomas McCarthy (43), of Redfern, was shooting the breakers at Co[?]gee early this morning, when he collided with another surfer and sustained…

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Coffee Palace Mystery. Little Boy Injured. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Monday 1 February 1915 · page 4

A 3-year-old boy, named Henry Waldon, was found at the bottom of the lift well at the Great Western Coffee Palace Hay and Sussex streets, city…

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Terrible Mine Accident. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Monday 1 February 1915 · page 2

A man, believed to be Duncan Crawford, a wheeler at the British Australian Oil Company's mine near Murrurundi, was killed at midnight on Friday. The…

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Shooting Accident at Narromine

Leader · Monday 1 February 1915 · page 2

One day last week a postal assistant at the Narromine ofllce, named Oscar Jex was the victim of a somewhat painful accident. It appears…

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Accident

Leader · Monday 1 February 1915 · page 4

A very nasty accident occurred on Thursday: night at about seven o'clock. Mr. Brico was riding along; the Orange road, and when he was about opposite…

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Accident

Leader · Monday 1 February 1915 · page 2

Master Jack Stophonson, son of Mr. J. Stephenson, carrier, was yesterday afternoon walking along tho top of a fence, when he fell, and his left…

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Telegrams. Shale Mine Accident. Sydney

Leader · Monday 1 February 1915 · page 3

A man believed to be Duncan Crawford, was killed at the British Australian Company's shale mine at Temi, near Murrurrundi, at midnight on…

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A Girl Drowned. Sydney

Leader · Tuesday 2 February 1915 · page 3

Ivy J. Kleitt, living at Glen Innes. went bathing yesterday with her sis-: ter, and was drowned. Her sister narrowly escaped a like fate…

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Girl Drowned. Sister's Narrow Escape. Glen Innes

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 2 February 1915 · page 4

Ivy Klein (IS), residing with her parents in Glen Innes, while bathing with her sister yesterday afternoon, got out of her depth and was drowned…

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A Wellington Collision

Leader · Wednesday 3 February 1915 · page 2

A horse, being driven in a sulky by E. Doun, of Wellington, last Saturday evening, had decided objections to a motor car which Mr. E. Job and…

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Accidental Shooting Fatality. Boy the Victim. Newcastle

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 3 February 1915 · page 3

Ralph Cox [?], residing at Stockton, near Newcastle, was picking grapes near his father's residence with a number of other boys. The party had a gun…

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District Court. Tuesday, February 2. (Before His Honor, Judge Scholes.) Recent Railway Fatality. Payment of Compensation

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 3 February 1915 · page 3

An application was made by Elizabeth Mary Cormack, widow of the late John Cormack a railway guard, who was, fatally injured near Wallorawang on September 4, for…

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Telegrams. Lad Accidentally Shot. Sydney

Leader · Wednesday 3 February 1915 · page 3

Ralph Cox, 11, residing at Stockton, near Newcastle was picking grapes in company with a number of other boys. He leaned his rillo against the vine,…

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Fatal Gun Accident Newcastle

National Advocate · Wednesday 3 February 1915 · page 2

Ralf Cox ([?]), of Stockton, was handling a gun which exploded. The boy was mangled about the throat, and died soon after…

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Fatality at a Quarry

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 4 February 1915 · page 23

At the Commonwealth Portland Cement Company's quarry, on Saturday, George Lindholm, 52, married, Was killed by being struck on the…

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A Strange Occurrence. Girl Mysteriously Injured

Leader · Friday 5 February 1915 · page 4

The Glen Innes police are at present busy with the investigation of a strange injury which befel Miss Lottie Maude Ebsworth, daughter of…

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Accident Near Diawana

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 5 February 1915 · page 4

While at his work dropping fish plates on the hew deviation between Diawana and Rydal, on Wednesday afternoon a young man named Albert Roid was unfortunate enough…

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Pell Sixty Feet. Laborer Slightly Injured. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 6 February 1915 · page 5

Andrew Miller (43), working on the fifth floor of a building in Kent-street to-day, overbalanced and fell a distance of, sixty feet…

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