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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Accidents

Accidents, 1907

165 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 8 of 9

Train Collides with Itself. Curious Accident in Scotland

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 9 November 1907 · page 7

An alarming accident occurred on Saturday night, 31st August, on a branch line of the North British Railway near Mannel Junction, in which twenty…

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Accident at Cobar

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 15 November 1907 · page 17

A VERY painful accident happened to G. Johnson in the engine room of the Copper Mine at Gobar. The poor fellow was attending to a blower…

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Drowned in the Rhine. a Dusseldorf Tragedy

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 16 November 1907 · page 6
Also in The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser

An extraordinary accident (writes th[?] correspondent of the "Dally Mail" of 4th September), has occurred on th[?] Rhine, just above Dusse[?]lorf. The strom…

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Train Collides with Itself. Curious Accident in Scotland. I

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 16 November 1907 · page 3

An alarming accident occurred on Saturday night, 31st August, on a branch line of the North British Railway near Mannel Junction, in which twenty…

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Burning Fatality at Parkes

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 22 November 1907 · page 10

A FRIGHTFUL burning fatality occurred at Parkes on Wednesday, resulting in the death of Mrs. Arthur Lane, and her little child, wife and daughter of…

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Shocking Fatality. Death of Mrs A. Lane and Her Infant

Western Champion · Friday 22 November 1907 · page 13

An awful burning fatality by which Mrs Arthur Lone and her infant son met with their death occurred at an early hour on Wednesday morning…

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Parkes Burning Fatality

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 23 November 1907 · page 4

Mrs Arthur Lane and her six mont[?] old infant, who were severely burned [?] the fire yesterday morning, hare hot diad, Mr. Lane is suffering int[?]n[?]…

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Accident

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 23 November 1907 · page 4

A boy named George Wyer, in playing about the yard at his home, Central Wyalong, fell heavily and broke his leg. He is now progressing…

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An Unfortunate Accident

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 23 November 1907 · page 3

Vulgar Youth : “Haven’t I met you somewhere before ?” Old Gentleman: “If you have it was entirely unintentional on my part, I…

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Burning Fatality. Coroner's Inquiry

Western Champion · Friday 29 November 1907 · page 5

An inquiry into the circumstances attending the sad death of Mrs Arthur Lane and her infant son was held before the Coroner (Mr. S. E. Close) on…

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Curious Accident on Popular Line

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 6 December 1907 · page 6

"In a closely-packed carriage of the Dover line the lamp overhead, which had just been lit, fell, among other things, upon the face of a beautiful,…

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Mining Fatality

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 7 December 1907 · page 4

Two men fell o[?]t of the case while descending the Britiania mine Ballarat, on Monday morning. It is assumed that one of the men…

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Drowning the Drum. City Man's "Counterblast" to Salvation Army

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 7 December 1907 · page 5
Also in The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette

Mr James Stacey, a liveryman of the City of London and a member of the National Liberal Club, residing at Crescent Grove, Clapham Common, was…

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Dreadful Fatality

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 13 December 1907 · page 6

ON Monday night Mr. John Swan was killed instantly on the road near Wellington by the overturning of a cart which he was driving. Mrs. Swan…

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Drowned in a Dam

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 13 December 1907 · page 6

THE Coroner held an inquiry at Parkes on Tuesday into the circumstance attending the death of a man named Howard Knott Gray, who was drowned…

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An Extraordinary Accident

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 20 December 1907 · page 2

AN accident of an extraordinary nature is reported to have happened at Mulbring, near Maitland. William Hector, a young man, was driving a team of…

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Seaside Tragedy. Girl Drowned. Sister's Heroic Act

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 21 December 1907 · page 6
Also in The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser

This morning, September 16th, a sad bathing fatality occurred at Joss Bay, Kingsgate, near Broadstairs. Miss Ell[?] Martin, aged 20, and her…

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