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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Accidents

Accidents, 1907

165 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 4 of 9

Brooklyn Tragedy. Appalling Motor Accident

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 11 May 1907 · page 7

Before the eyes of her husband, Mrs Jacob Tunhridge was thrown from an automobile on Brooklyn Bridge this afternoon March 5th and cut to pieces…

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Gun Accident

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 17 May 1907 · page 18

A YOUNG man named Neale had a narrow escape from a serious accident while out shooting near Cudal last week. He was carrying a…

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Pea Rifle Accident

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 24 May 1907 · page 19

THE eldest son of Mr. James Harvey, of Mundooran, recently had a very narrow escape from meeting an untimely end through a pea rifle…

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Pea Rifle Fatality

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 31 May 1907 · page 3

A very sad event happened at Bullagreen station, Gulargambone, on Wednesday afternoon, when the eldest son of Mr. John Jones was accidentally…

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Sydney Team Fatality

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 31 May 1907 · page 3

Lloyd, the driver of the tram by which Mr. Foster, a resident of Orange, was recently killed, has been committed for trial on a charge of…

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Terrible Accident

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 31 May 1907 · page 2

A boy named George Buttenworth was caught by machinery in a timber yard at Launceston (Tas.), on Friday and was shockingly mutilated. His…

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Bicycle Accident

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 31 May 1907 · page 4

ON Empire Day a travelling cyclist named James Grady (a brother to the well-known rider of Show ring fame) met with a serious accident at…

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Another Accident

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 31 May 1907 · page 8

Miss May White, of Mitchell's Greek, accidentally shot herself through the palm of the hand with a pea rifle the other day. She had placed the…

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Accident to Mr Edward Smith (From Our Correspondent)

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Wednesday 5 June 1907 · page 2

On the 28th May, while driving home from work in the evening Mr Smith, who was driving a sulky ran against a stump overturning the sulky…

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Mine Accident

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 7 June 1907 · page 4

An accident happened at the mine on Friday afternoon last, Mr. George Evans sustaining a crushed foot. A large rock, weighing about 4cwt…

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Driving Accident

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 7 June 1907 · page 3

Last week Mr. J. L. Arthur, of Bercham, was out driving in a sulky with three of his children and Miss Cook, when the horse put his foot into…

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Buggy Accident

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 14 June 1907 · page 10

On Sunday afternoon last Mr. IT. Colbran was returning home along the Tomingley road when he was the victim of a somewhat sensational…

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Railway Accident

Western Champion · Friday 14 June 1907 · page 12

An accident happened at the Orange railway station on Wednesday evening, fortunately unattended with fatal results. The Forbes mail train…

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Norwich and London Accident Asso. Co

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 14 June 1907 · page 2

Mr. A. M. Royle, Chief Inspector of the above world renowned Co., was in town during the week and interviewed a number of policy holders, and arranged…

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General News. Shooting Fatality

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 21 June 1907 · page 7

It is reported at Mittagong that a married man named Edward Hilton, aged about 40, was shot dead while shooting near Burrawong…

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Fatal Accident

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 21 June 1907 · page 14

On Friday afternoon Mr. Alfred Bowland Latraelle, who was gaining colonial experience on Charlton Station, near Brewarrina, was riding to the…

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Queer Accident

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 21 June 1907 · page 16

A quaint accident occurred at Charlesville, on the Queensland border. One, George Dean, a selector, was leading a kangaroo dog by a piece of…

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Driving Accident

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 21 June 1907 · page 18

ONE day last week Messrs. E. F. McLean and James Dill were driving on Doona West run with a buggy and pair of ponies, when the animals shied…

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Painful Accident

Western Champion · Friday 28 June 1907 · page 13

Mr Greg McGirr met with a painful accident on Tuesday morning. He was mounting a horse in his paddock at the Golden Bar, when, before he…

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Driving Accident

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 28 June 1907 · page 2

A painful accident was sustained by Mr. F. Chew, of Belabula on Tuesday last whilst driving in to town. It seems that the animal being driven…

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