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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Accidents

Accidents, 1901

96 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 2 of 5

Sad Fatality

Western Champion · Friday 3 May 1901 · page 11

At noon on Monday, an elderly man, named John Robertson, while driving along the lower end of Clarinda-street, near the Grand Hotel, in a spring cart…

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Sydenham Railway Accident

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Tuesday 7 May 1901 · page 2

The jury ascribed the derailment of the train at Sydenham to the high rate of speed at which it was travelling, and to the defective characteristics of the engine. They…

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A Mine Accident

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Wednesday 8 May 1901 · page 2

A married man named Charles Shaw was killed at the Broken Hill Proprietary Mine yesterday through a fall of ore…

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The Late Sydenham Railway Accident

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Wednesday 8 May 1901 · page 2

The inquiry into the lute railway accident closed yesterday with driver Doyle's evidence. The jury, after three hours…

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A Serious Accident

Western Champion · Friday 10 May 1901 · page 11

Mr Luke Wilson, the well known local cab proprietor, met with a very serious and painful accident on Wednesday morning by which he had a leg…

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Accident

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Friday 10 May 1901 · page 6

A serious accident befel one of the workmen on the new Court House buildings on Monday morning last, the victim being Mr. Thos. Jones, late of Sydney. It appears…

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Railway Accident

Western Champion · Friday 17 May 1901 · page 10

Yesterday the morning train from Sydney was three hours late—not reaching Parkes until 1 p.m. By wire, from our Sydney correspondent, we…

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Latest Telegrams. SYDNEY, Tuesday. Another Gun Accident

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Tuesday 21 May 1901 · page 2

Three brothers, named Morris, whose ages rouge from seven to 14, residing Hartley Vale, were working about a chaff-cutting machine on their parent's farm…

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Railway Fatality. a Strange Coincidence

Forbes Times · Saturday 25 May 1901 · page 8

LAST night, (says the Bathurst Free Press of Wednesday), after the first division of the train for Sydney had left the Bathurst Station, Constable Shechey’s attention was…

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Humorous Column. a Much Injured Man

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 25 May 1901 · page 6

An old farmer unjustly suspected his maid-servant of having stolen a small sum of money from a drawer in which he kept his loose cash and his best clothes…

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Terrible BUrning Fatality

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Tuesday 28 May 1901 · page 2

THE public experienced a painful shock on Saturday morning, when they learned that Mr John Jamieson, of Mount View, Buddigower, had…

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A Terrible Accident. Mr. Jamieson Bubnt to Death

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Wednesday 29 May 1901 · page 2

A magisterial inquiry was held by Mr R. A. Collie, J.I., Coroner, on Saturday last, touching the death of Mr John Jamieson, a well known and…

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BARMEDMAN. May 29. Mining Accident

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 1 June 1901 · page 3

A rather serious accident happened here on Monday last when a quantity of earth in the Fiery Cross Mine fell and covered a miller named William…

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Accident at Blayney

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 1 June 1901 · page 9

A very serious accident happened at the Blayney railway station at about midnight on Saturday. From information received it appears…

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Fatal Burning Accident

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Friday 7 June 1901 · page 2

IN our issue we reported that a little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. R[?]oad, of West Wylong had been accidentally burned. The [?] provided fatal and the Coroner…

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Mining Fatality

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Tuesday 18 June 1901 · page 2

Two men were overpowered by foul air, in the Moonlight mine, Tasmania. One, W. Thomas, was killed and the Lather taken oat tn an unconscious…

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Serious Accident

Western Champion · Friday 21 June 1901 · page 10

On Wednesday afternoon a serious accident occurred on the Condobolin road, near Cox's brick kiln, Parkes. It appears that Mr Robert Martin and…

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Drowning Fatality at Central Wyalong

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 22 June 1901 · page 2

A little son of Mrs. McGee, of Central Wyalong, aged 3 years, had a very narrow escape from drowning yesterday (Friday) afternoon. It…

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Accident

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Tuesday 25 June 1901 · page 2

D'Albert Hay, late American Consul at Pretoria, fell from the window of an hotel in America, and was killed instantaneously…

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Local Items. Accident

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Friday 28 June 1901 · page 6

At about 4 o'clock on Wednesday afternoon Mrs. Robinson was driving her well known black mare down Bathurst Street, and on reaching Denison Street the mare…

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