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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Accidents

Accidents, 1908

95 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 1 of 5

A Jockey Injured

Western Champion · Friday 3 January 1908 · page 13

A jockey named Patrick Rao was seriously injured during a race at Bega yesterday. Rae only recently received word that ho had been left a…

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A Sad Drowning Fatality

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Wednesday 15 January 1908 · page 2

On Friday evening last the 14 months old son of Mr W. Thomas, blacksmith, was accidently drowned in n tank in the back yard of the…

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Overhead Collision. Panic in New York's Busiest Street

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 18 January 1908 · page 3
Also in The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser

A railway collision in full view of thousands of bystanders, on Uth November, sent Broadway into hysterics. At the busiest hour of the day, when…

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Invalidity and Accidents Pension Act

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 25 January 1908 · page 3

For the information of those entitled to claim a pension under the abovs Act we print the following particulars:— (1) The Act shall commence and…

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In Collision. French Submarines. Men at Heir Posts

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 8 February 1908 · page 3
Also in The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser

Some interesting particulars are published in Paris of the collision under water of two French submarines of the Mediterranean flotilla, the Souffleur and…

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Bathing Accident

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 8 February 1908 · page 4

A man named Dot Smith was taking a header into one of the local tanks when his head came in contactwith a stone or something at the…

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The Playground of Europe. It Becomes a Graveyard. Alpine Accidents

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 8 February 1908 · page 6
Also in The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser

"The Playground of Europe," as Sir Leslie Stephen called the Swiss Alps, has for many been a graveyard—in fact, the "Lancet" points out, which…

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Non-fatal Accidents

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 29 February 1908 · page 5

For the first time is the history the fund, there was a proportionate decrease in the number of non-fatal accidents. The number recorded…

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Drowned on Horseback. Tragic Fate of a Doctor. a Flood Incident

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 7 March 1908 · page 8

Dr. G. J. Sealy, of Oak Hill House, Weybridge, was drowned near Shepperton yesterday afternoon, 24th December, through falling into the Thames with…

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Accident

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 7 March 1908 · page 4

An accident of an exceedingly painful nature occurred at the Railway Station on Wednesday. A young man named Morphy was…

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Fatal Accident to Mr. Eric Nash

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 14 March 1908 · page 2

A WAVE of sorrow spread throughout our community on Tuesday, having been provoked by the occurrence of another fatal accident in our midst. On that morning…

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Oil Ship on Fire. Runs Ashore on Irish Rock. Two Men Drowned

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 28 March 1908 · page 4

The oil tank steamer Housetonic, formerly the Northern Light, of which Captain Henry is master, was wrecked on the Allan Rock, near Larne, County…

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A Collision

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 4 April 1908 · page 5

On Thursday evening a collision oc curred at the corner of Main and Church strects. A cab and sulky both wanted to use the same piece of road, and in…

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Accident

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 4 April 1908 · page 5

A man named Wiiliam James, whilst engaged in ploughing yesterday, had the misfortune to slip from his position and fall in amongst the machinery with the…

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The Psychology of Accident

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 8 April 1908 · page 8

L. The more we master the forces of nature, the more do our chances of accidents multiply, even as the tamer's dangers…

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Serious Accident

Western Champion · Friday 10 April 1908 · page 13

Mr H W Bransgrove met with a very painful accident on Saturday evening last. Shortly before 7.30 Mr Bransgrove left the town in his sulky…

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Accident

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 15 April 1908 · page 4

While deepening an underground tank at Mr P. J. Mooney's residence, Avondale, on Thursday last, a man named William Moore met with a rather serious accident. As he…

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