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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Accidents

Accidents, 1899

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A Sad Fatality

Western Champion · Friday 6 January 1899 · page 11

A melancholy: fatality occurred at the Koh-i-nor mine on Wednesday afternoon, the victim being a wellknown resident of the town named…

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Mining Accidents

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Friday 13 January 1899 · page 2

A MINER named Jas. Carnell met with a very serious accident at Neeld's Claim on Wednesday night. In addition to a broken thigh a number of…

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Serious Accident

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Friday 13 January 1899 · page 8

A young man named Rupen Hurtle had a most miraculous escape from a fatal accident at Borambil on Wednesday morning, although sustaining injuries that of themselves…

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A Sad Fatality

Western Champion · Friday 20 January 1899 · page 11

On Thursday a boy named Gabriel Reymond, nine years of age, was out hunting on the river at Forbes, with a boy named Curry, aged 13 years, who…

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Poetry. Drowned!

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 21 January 1899 · page 10

Only a drowned man a human a wreck Cast shorewards by the sea— that gives us pause To broach once more the commonplace of…

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Fatal Accident. Death of Mr. D. P. My[?]

Forbes Times · Saturday 21 January 1899 · page 2

One of the saddest things which has occurred in our midst for a very long time past was the went death of Mr. D. P. Mylecharane, for many years an employee in the firm of Farnsworth and Co.,…

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Terrible Boiler Explosion In the Centre of Albury. a Boy Killed and Seven Persons Injured

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 4 February 1899 · page 2

ALBURY, Monday afternoon shortly before 9 o'clock this morning a boiler at Hayes' Bro-ther's Flour Mill, situated in the centre of the most populous portion of the town, exploded…

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Telegrams Sydney, Friday. Shocking Accident

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Friday 17 February 1899 · page 2

A terrible accident occurred at Launceston. A man named Johnstone, working a threshing machine, fell into the drum and one leg was torn…

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Gun Accident

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Tuesday 21 February 1899 · page 2

A sad shooting fatality occurred at Rockhampton. A lad named Williams fired at what he thought was some rata, but discharged the contents of…

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Accident

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Friday 24 February 1899 · page 8

About 2 o'clock on Sunday morning the nightwatchman discovered a man evidently in pain at the bottom of a deep stone waterway that runs to the river from William…

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Mining. Accident at the Union

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Friday 3 March 1899 · page 2

Yesterday as Mr. Dal. Campbell was winding an iron bucket full of mullock from a winze in the lower level of the Union mine, the bucket caught a projecting…

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Burning Accident

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Friday 3 March 1899 · page 9

On Tuesday afternoon a Mrs. A. Fisk was the victim of a burning accident at her dwelling. Goodwill-street, Condobolin. It appears she was working close to the kitchen…

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Shocking Boiler Accident

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Friday 10 March 1899 · page 8

About a quarter to two o'clock on Tuesday the people of Parkes were startled by a loud report (says the Examiner. This proved to have been caused by the bursting…

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Mount McDonald. Narrow Escape From Drowning

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 11 March 1899 · page 5

A small party of young ladies from Mount McDonald held a picnic on tho banks of the Lachlan River, about five or six miles up stream from the Mount, on Monday last…

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Shocking Boiler Accident

Forbes Times · Saturday 11 March 1899 · page 4

YESTERDAY, about a quarter to two o’clock (says Wednesday’s Parkas Examiner), the townspeople were-startled by a loud report. This proved to have been caused by the bursting of a boiler of…

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Fatal Mining Accident

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Friday 17 March 1899 · page 2

MR. STEVENSON, Police Magistrate, has kindly sent us the following copies of telegrams received from Yalgogrin on Wednesday at 11.10 a.m., "Accident at 10a.m…

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Drowning Accident

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Tuesday 21 March 1899 · page 2

Three young men named Darouch, Turner and Holm were drowned in Wellington harbor (N.Z) yesterday whilst yachting…

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Machinery Accident

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Tuesday 21 March 1899 · page 2

A sad fatality is reported from Roms, in Queensland. A young man named Grieve, who was oiling some machinery, was struck by a projecting…

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Bolt and Accident

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Friday 24 March 1899 · page 9

A little local interest was occasioned on Monday through a bolt in Bathurst street, when a horse attached to Messrs Phelan and Roberts butchers cart took French leave of…

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Fatal Accident to Mr Foley, P.M.

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 25 March 1899 · page 2

It is with deep regret that we announce tho fatal termination of the accident that befel Mr, T. Foley, M.P., whilst on his way from Grenfell to Young, on Tuesday. After the sitting…

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