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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Accidents

Accidents, 1895

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Dreadful Mining Accident

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 26 July 1895 · page 3

A SHOCKING mining fatality happened at the M'Evoy gold and tin mine, Eldorado, Victoria, early on Saturday morning, resulting in the probable death of six men. One hundred are…

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The M'evoy Mining Accident. Melbourne

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 31 July 1895 · page 3

A rescue party yesterday, at the M'Evoy mining disaster, recovered one of the bodies, that of Tompson. He had evidently made desperate…

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A Chapter of Accidents

The Western Herald · Wednesday 7 August 1895 · page 2

On Saturday last at Warraweena, a lad named De Smit accidentally shot himself in the left wrist with a pistol. The bullet entered near the palm of the hand, and was…

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A Shocking Accident. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 7 August 1895 · page 3

A shocking accident occurred at Chase's Hotel, Nymagee, Cobar road. A woman named Anna sharpies, aged 55, whilst in an epi[?]epti[?] fit, fell into the fire. She was…

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A Stab[?] Accident. Sydney, August 16

The Western Herald · Saturday 17 August 1895 · page 2

Two woolsc[?] were arrested on a charge of stabbi[?] their mate named Bush, who, however, [?]clares the injury to be the result of an acc[?]ent…

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A Disastrous Collision. London, August 19

The Western Herald · Wednesday 21 August 1895 · page 3

A disastrous collision occurred between a Hamburg steamer and a smaller vessel, as the result of which sevenseen persona were drowned, Of those lost eight belonged to…

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Professor Hall Injured. Melbourne, August 20

The Western Herald · Wednesday 21 August 1895 · page 3

Professor Marshall Hall of the Melbourne University, accidentally walked into the main drain at Hawthorn on Saturday night, and was severely hurt…

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Cablegrams. Tereible Accident in America London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 21 August 1895 · page 3

The Gomry one of the principal hotels in Denver, State of Colorado, America, has been destroyed through an explosion of a boiler in…

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A Collision. [?]Rane, August 23

The Western Herald · Saturday 24 August 1895 · page 2

The [?] and the [?] Ranelagh [?] into [?] in [?] Bay on Wednesday night [?]oth ves[?] being damaged, the [?]ionsly, being cut…

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[?]Ng Fatality. Sydney, August 27

The Western Herald · Wednesday 28 August 1895 · page 3

[?] South Australia, on Satur[?] named Donald M'Pherson [?] dead by George Lynch; whe[?]lly or otherwise has not yet…

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Fatal Mining Accident at Cobar

The Western Herald · Wednesday 28 August 1895 · page 2

On Tuesday evening last (says our Cobar contemporary) a melancholy fatality occurred at the Cobar Copper Mine Fourman were working in an open quarry or…

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The Redfern Railway Accident. Sydney. August 27

The Western Herald · Wednesday 28 August 1895 · page 3

Mr. Abeckett yesterday recovered £9 00 damages from the Railway Commissioners for injuries sustained in the Redfern Railway accident, the amount claimed being…

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Fatal Shooting Accident

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 30 August 1895 · page 4

ON Monday evening a fatal shooting accident occurred near Trangie. A selector named Jeffreys and a young lad were out kangaroo shooting. About dark they were separated, and the boy…

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The Fatal Accident at Narramine

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 31 August 1895 · page 2

IN our last issue appeared a short paragraph stating that a young man named Jeffery had been killed by the accidental discharge of a gun a few…

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Accident at the M'evoy Mine

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 3 September 1895 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--Another [?] dent occurred at the M'Evoy mine, Eldorado, afternoon, when soon after mid-day there was [?]damp explosion the noise being heard in [?]…

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Fatal Accident at Brocklehurst

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 7 September 1895 · page 2

ON Thursday a selector at Brocklehurst named John K[?]foyle was found dead with a gun shot wound in his stomach The deceased went out shooting with…

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Local Intelligence. Fatal Accident

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 10 September 1895 · page 2

ON Thursday last, a fatal accident occurred near Brocklehurst, by which an old resident of the district, Mr. John K[?]foyle, lost his life. The hares being very troublesome in his crops, he took…

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Accident to a Miner. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 11 September 1895 · page 3

At Cowra a miner named John Blake, while beating dynamite, was blown up. He lost a foot and an eye, and sustained other injuries which…

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A Balloon Fatality. London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 18 September 1895 · page 3

Owing to a collapse of a balloon at Charleroi, Belgium, the aeronaut and three passengers were kiiled. GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.—The…

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Railway Accident. Melbourne, September 17

The Western Herald · Wednesday 18 September 1895 · page 3

[?] train was derailed by a bullock on [?]urday night near Rosebery. A carriage, [?] 16 passengers, was overturned, but all people escaped, only a few being slightly…

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