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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Accidents

Accidents, 1892

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A Fearful Accident

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 23 February 1892 · page 2

AN Albury wire says:--Profound regret was expressed on Thursday afternoon when it was announced that the injuries which Mr. Christedorf Westendorf, of Jindera, sustained through…

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Drowning Fatality at Perth

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 4 March 1892 · page 4

A FATAL drowning accident at Perth, Western Australia on Saturday afternoon in the river. A young man named Jones was out in a sailing boat with four little boys named Theodore Parry,…

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Drowned in the Culgoa

The Western Herald · Saturday 12 March 1892 · page 2

An extremely sad case of drowning occurred on Wednesday last, when a young man named Robert Scott met his death in the Culgoa river. It appears that Mr. Walter…

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Found Drowned

The Western Herald · Wednesday 23 March 1892 · page 2

A case of supposed suicide occurred at Messrs. Hepburn Bros.' Wanaaring Station, on the night of the 6th instant, when the body of Mrs. Charlotte Ryder, late…

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Original Correspondence. the Accident to M[?] Kelly. (To the Editor of the [?].)

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 25 March 1892 · page 5

SIR.--In your issue of the 8th just, there was a [?] to the fea[?] accident to [?] of the [?] one of the most [?] cases that ever entered the Dabbo Hospital;…

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Accidentally Drowned

The Western Herald · Wednesday 30 March 1892 · page 2

ON Sunday night last a man named Peter M'Stay met his death by being accidentally drowned in the river near the punt. It appears that he went to Tattersall's Hotel…

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Terrible Railway Accident. Sydney, April 27

The Western Herald · Saturday 30 April 1892 · page 2

A terrible accident happened on the Western line near Sodwalls, nine passengers reported killed, and twelve injured. The train left the rails, and was completely smashed…

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Railway Accident on the Western Line

The Western Herald · Wednesday 18 May 1892 · page 2

The mail train due in Bourke at 4.45 p.m. on Sunday evening, arrived five hours after time, having been delayed by a block on the line on the Sydney side of Bathurst. Our…

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Drowning Fatality, Brewarrina, May 26

The Western Herald · Saturday 28 May 1892 · page 2

What is supposed to be a drowning fatality occurred here bust night. The steamer Elfie, from Bourke, in charge of Captain Perry, left here on Wednesday and…

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Fatal Accident at Coolabah

The Western Herald · Wednesday 6 July 1892 · page 2

We regret to have to report a terrible accident which happened to Mr. John Nesbit, of Coolabah. On Saturday last Mr. Augustus Lyne, J.P., coroner, held a…

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The Tarana Railway Accident

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 15 July 1892 · page 4

THE Bathurst 'Times' of Monday says: In connection with the late fatality near Tarana, several passengers who were on board the train, feeling that the driver on that terrible occasion should…

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Sad Drowning Fatality

The Western Herald · Wednesday 17 August 1892 · page 2

On Monday Mr. W. H. Daniell, J.P., coroner, commenced a magisterial inquiry concerning the death of one George Hage. who was drowned in the River Darling on…

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Railway Accidents. London, August 22

The Western Herald · Wednesday 24 August 1892 · page 2

Two excursion trains collided at Epping, England. Fifty passengers were injured. The railway strikers at Buffalo succeeded in capsizing the engine of an express train…

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Terrible Balloon Accident

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 26 August 1892 · page 6

A SHOCKING balloon accident, resulting in the death of Captain Dale, a well-known aeronaut, and in serious injury to his son William aged about 19 and to two…

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Coach Accident at Cobar. Cobar, Aug. 30

The Western Herald · Wednesday 31 August 1892 · page 2

The horses of the Loath to Cobar coach bolted yesterday, and the driver, Morrison was thrown out. The local Police Magistrate McKell, who was a passenger,…

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What to Do in Case of Accident

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 2 September 1892 · page 6

Professor Wilder, of Cornell University, gives the following short rules for action in case of accident, which it will be found useful to preserve or remember:--…

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Accident to Mr Gladstone. London, Sept. 2

The Western Herald · Saturday 3 September 1892 · page 5

A serious accident happened to Mr. Gladstone. While walking alone in Howarden Park a wild heifer charged, knocked him down and trampled upon him,…

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Telegrams. International. Terrible Railway Accident. London, Sept. 12

The Western Herald · Wednesday 14 September 1892 · page 2

A terrible railway collision occurred at Massachusetts United States. A passenger train was waiting at Fitchburg while the engine was being watered during…

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A Blasting Accident. Sydney, Sept. 20

The Western Herald · Wednesday 21 September 1892 · page 3

A miner named Win. Williams was killed instantly by a blasting accident at Lacknow, near Orange, yesterday…

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Fatal Accident at Bathurt

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 23 September 1892 · page 4

A MOST distressing accident happened on Saturday afternoon (says the 'Times') at the establishment of T. Mathews, gunsmith, William-street, and the circumstance indicate the fatal results which often…

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