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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Accidents

Accidents, 1907

165 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 7 of 9

Shocking Fatality

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 18 October 1907 · page 9

A SHOCKING fatality occurred at the Broken Hill Proprietary mine recently. J Thomas, a platman, was desirous of going up in the cage from…

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Accident to a Jockey

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 18 October 1907 · page 9

WHILE a jockey named William was proceeding along Hill Street, Orange, on Sunday morning, aiding one horse and leading another…

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Buggy Accident

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 18 October 1907 · page 10

MR. W. Kelly, representative of the Singer Manufacturing Co., whilst driving a buggy and pair from Bulgandramine on Saturday afternoon…

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Local Items. Chapter of Accidents

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 18 October 1907 · page 2

Several driving accidents happened on Monday afternoon last, which fortunately were attended with less serious consequences than were at…

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Serious Burning Accident

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 19 October 1907 · page 4

Mrs Richard Martin, of Central Wyalong, was the victim of a very painful and serious accident on Thursday evening…

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Accidents

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Wednesday 23 October 1907 · page 2

A very painful accident befere a little daughter of Mr W. Prior on Sun day last. She, with her young brother was playing on a rail in Mr Coonan's…

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Railway Accident

Western Champion · Friday 25 October 1907 · page 13

A man named James Ferguson was crushed to death between the buffers of trucks at the Forbes railway station on Monday afternoon. From the…

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The Recent Burning Accident Has a Fatal Ending

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 26 October 1907 · page 4

Mrs Richard Martin, the victim of the recently-reported burning ac cident, succumbed to the injuries on Wednesday evening…

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A Serious Shooting Accident a Misdirected Bullet Lodges in a Boy's Head

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 26 October 1907 · page 4

On Tuesday evening two boys were seated on Mrs Melville's verandah, playing with a revolver. The weapon contained five charges, and…

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The Shooting Accident Young Smith Progressing Steadily

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Wednesday 30 October 1907 · page 2

The latest information concerning the condition of Lloyd Smith who was the victim of the recent shooting accident, is far from being satisfactory…

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The Manildra Fatality

Western Champion · Friday 1 November 1907 · page 14

At a public meeting held at Manildra on Saturday night it was decided to open a list for the Frank Goodman family whose house was totally…

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Awful Fatality (From Molong 'Express.')

Western Champion · Friday 1 November 1907 · page 17

PERHAPS one of the very worst and saddest burning fatalities experienced in this State for many years past took place in the vicinity of Manildra early on…

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Scalding Accident

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 1 November 1907 · page 10

ON Tuesday last a lad, son of Mr. Geo. Gordon, Peak Hill, was the victim of a severe scalding accident through falling into a vessel of boiling water…

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English Railway Accidents. a Year's Record. the Butcher's Bill

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 1 November 1907 · page 6

The annual report has just been made to the Board of Trade of the accidents that have occurred on the railways of the United Kingdom during the year…

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The Rotthalsattel Accident

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 1 November 1907 · page 5

The Rotthalsattel route to the top of the Jungfrau, on which there has just been an accident, is very difficult and dangerous. It was first taken in 1864…

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Motor Char-a-bancs Capsized. Four Killed—many Injured

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 2 November 1907 · page 6

A large motor char-a-tanes with a party of sume thirty excursionists returning to Sheffield from a trip to Ashopton, a favorite holiday resort…

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Drowning Fatality

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 6 November 1907 · page 9

A sad drowning fatality occurred at Stawell (Vic) on Oct 20, whereby Mr D. G. McKellar of Kirkolla Station, Stawell, met his death.. From the meagre…

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Accidentally Shot

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Wednesday 6 November 1907 · page 3

Mr W A Bull, accountant of the Commercial Bank, Forbes, was shot dead at about 1 o'clock, with his own revolver. It is believed that death…

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Local Items. Burning Accident

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 8 November 1907 · page 2

Mr. J. McCloskey narrowly escaped losing his home by fire one evening last week, and only escaped such loss at the expense of two badly burned…

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Accident

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 9 November 1907 · page 4

A young man named McAlister met with a somewhat serious accident in the Golden Fleace on Tuesday night. He was working at the 600—stoping…

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