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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Accidents
12 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers
Through the loss of the R. M. S. Quetta, which struck on an unknown rock near Thursday Island at 9 o'clock on Friday night, one hundred and sixty six of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →ON Saturday night last a sad accident occurred, by which a young man named Philip Joseph Callen lost his life. It appears that Callen had his tea on the s.s. Maud, on Saturday evening, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ON Tuesday evening a terrible railway accident occurred on the Western line this side of Mount Victoria near Bell Station. The excessive rains damaged a portion of the line which collapsed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SHORTLY before 3 p.m., on Wednesday, an accident occurred to the mail train due here on that evening, the earliest intimation of which was received by the local authorities…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →CONSIDERABLE excitement and consternation were caused in town on Thursday morning about 11 o'clock, when it became known that a terrible shooting fatality had occurred on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sir,—Will you kindly permit me through the columns of your paper, to tender to Mr. Joseph Adolph my heartfelt thanks for the prompt, manly and courageous way in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →WE have to apologise to our readers for the unavoidable lateness of this issue. On Tuesday evening the forms were ready to be printed; in fact, the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ON Wednesday afternoon last a most painful and serious accident occurred on the railway line near the station. It appears that a number of boys were playing on the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A FEW days ago the remains of a man were found on Warraweena, and the matter was reported to the Bourke police. It was found that apparently the man had been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ABOUT nine o'clock this morning the coach met with an accident near Winbar, through the pole straps breaking. The mailman. Sam Shearer, was pulled off the coach and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →CONSIDERABLE uneasiness and annoyance was caused the public on Thursday afternoon, when it became known that an accident had occurred to the down mail train…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Assembly last night agreed to meeting on Mondays for Government, business. It refused by a majority, of seven to receive a petition from the…
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