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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Accidents

Accidents, 1903

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

Accidentally Shot

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Friday 17 April 1903 · page 2

Mr. Raynor, manager of Montmore Downs Station, Queensland, was accidently shot dead by his wife on Sunday…

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Sad Fatality

Western Champion · Friday 1 May 1903 · page 10

A terrible railway accident occurred four miles from Cootamuudra last week, when Mr G. Bundock the well known architect and builder, of…

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Accident

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 1 May 1903 · page 3

On Sunday evening last, an accident of a painful nature happened to a young woman named Miss Hackett She was standing before on open fire…

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Accidents, Sickness, Etc

Canowindra Star and Woodstock Recorder · Friday 8 May 1903 · page 2

A painful accident happened to a two year daughter of Mr. V Blatchford, manager of the local branch of the Commercial Bank of Sydney at the latter end…

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Fatal Mining Accident

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Friday 22 May 1903 · page 3

FOR a considerable time the field has bean free from any mining accident involving loss of life, owing, no doubt, to the extra precautions taken…

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Sketcher a Fatality and Its Sequel

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 23 May 1903 · page 2

A FATAL accident is 1820, which many years later culminated in a most [?]sequel. The story is told at some length in Stephen…

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Awful Collision

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Tuesday 9 June 1903 · page 2

Two French steamers, the Sulaira and Lebau, collided off Marseilles. Out of 240 souls on the Lebau it is feared…

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Stage Accident

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Tuesday 9 June 1903 · page 2

During a dramatic performance at Ballarat last night one of the performers, Eustace Llewellyn, was accidently shot…

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Fatal Accident

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Tuesday 16 June 1903 · page 2

On Saturday a horse and buggy containing Mrs Judge and her three-year-old boy fell over a bridge near Ingham…

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Painful Accident

Canowindra Star and Woodstock Recorder · Friday 26 June 1903 · page 2

On Sunday last a painful accident happened to a very young child of Mr. J. Goghlan. It would appear that the child—a mere toddler—…

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Accident to Mr. Nagy. Miraculous Escape From Death. Falls Thirty Feet in Neeld's Mine

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 27 June 1903 · page 3

Mr. F. J. Nagy had a mira culous escape from death about noon on Thursday. He was in Neeld's mine for the purpose of taking off some…

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Fatality in West Australia Parramatta Resident

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 4 July 1903 · page 2

A man supposed to be Mr. Henry A. Willis, of Parramatta, was crushed between the steamer Marloo and the jetty at Albany, W.A., yesterday,…

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Football Accident

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 4 July 1903 · page 2

A boy named percy Smith, a resident of Central Wyalong, sustained a nasty accident yesterday afternoon while playing football in Boronia…

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Gun Accident Young Man Badly Injured

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Wednesday 8 July 1903 · page 2

A son of Mr Edward Charles Johnston, of Annaudale, Sydney, met with a serious accident while out shooting yesterday…

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Burning Accident

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 10 July 1903 · page 2

A daughter of Mr. W. Harris met with a very painful burning accident, which might have been much more serious, a night or two ago. It…

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Careless Use of Eirearms. Accident to Lloyd Channon

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 11 July 1903 · page 3

We learn with regret of the accident sustained by Mr. Fred Channon's son Lloyd, who is employed in the West Wyalong Post Office. It seems that the youth…

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Railway Collision at Molong

Western Champion · Friday 17 July 1903 · page 10

A telegram from Molong on Tuesday says:—A railway collision occured at Molong between a stationary truck and a good train. The engine and…

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Accident

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 17 July 1903 · page 1

On Monday evening last, what appears to be a serious accident, befell the eldest boy of Mr. E. L. Jones of Roseneath. A. new fence was being…

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Accidents

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 17 July 1903 · page 3

On Tuesday afternoon a colt driven by Mr T. Osweld became restive when being driven over the Eugowra bridge; he kicked in the bottom of the sulky and broke oil…

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Latest Telegrams. Advocate' Special Service. Sydney, Tuesday. Gab Accident. a Disastrous Runaway. Four Persons Injured

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Wednesday 22 July 1903 · page 2

A serious cab accident occurred last night. A bolting cab dashed round the corner of William and Palmer-streets, with the result that four…

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