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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Accidents

Accidents, 1897

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Shocking Accident at Newcastle

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 23 July 1897 · page 3

AN accident attended with fatal results, occurred in Hunter-street at 8.30 on Saturday evening. A horse attached to a sulky, belonging to Percy Taylor, stevedore, bolted from Market-street, and…

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Lady Brassey Injured. Sydney, July 20

The Western Herald · Saturday 24 July 1897 · page 3

Lady Brassey and the Hon. Dorothy Brand were out driving in Melbourne yesteday, when a run-away horse and cart collided with their carriage. Lady Brassev Was…

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Drowned in the River

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 30 July 1897 · page 4

ON Wednesday morning, a girl named Victoria Adams, aged about 20 years, engaged is a teacher in the Public School at Dubbo, left Mrs. Byrne's place in Brisbane-street, about seven o'clock, with…

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A Railway Fatality. Sydney, July 30

The Western Herald · Saturday 31 July 1897 · page 2

James Naulty was cut to pieces at Adelaide. He attempted to board a train when in motion…

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Disappearance of a Young Lady. Supposed to Have Been Drowned

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 31 July 1897 · page 3

CONSIDERABLE sensation was caused in Dubbo on Wednesday forenoon when it became known that a young lady named Victoria Adams, employed at the Dubbo…

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Fatal Accident. (By Telegraph.) Louth, July 30

The Western Herald · Saturday 31 July 1897 · page 3

A serious accident. happened here this afternoon. Whilst Charles Argent was working at the punt crossing excavation, a large quatity of earth fell in, and entomed…

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Terrible Accident at Hobart. the Patient Sent Over to Sydney Hospital

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 4 August 1897 · page 4

Advices to hand convey the news of a terrible accident having befallen a well-known and highly-esteemed resident of Hobart. The unfortunate…

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Fatal Train Accident. Sydney, August 10

The Western Herald · Wednesday 11 August 1897 · page 2

An elderly man, named H. Brooks, was run over and killed by a train at Heidelberg, Victoria…

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Revolver Accident. Sydney, August 10

The Western Herald · Wednesday 11 August 1897 · page 2

While two boys were playing with a revolver near Adelaide, the weapon exploded, and a boy named Watt was shot through the temple and died instantly…

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Railway Accident. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 11 August 1897 · page 3

An engine attached to a cattle train left the rails near Tamworth yesterday and did considerable damage to the permanent way…

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Terrible Accident at Hobart the Atient Sent Over to Sydney Hospital

The Western Herald · Saturday 14 August 1897 · page 1

Advices to hand convey the news of a terrible accident having befallen a wellknown and highly esteemed resident of Hob[?]rt. The unfortunate sufferer has, as…

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The Late Drowning Case. Inquest on the Late Miss Victoria Adams

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 18 August 1897 · page 2

On Monday forenoon the inquest (formally opened on the previous Friday and adjourned) was continued at the Carrington Hotel, Macquarie-st., before the Coroner,…

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Mining Accident. Sydney, August 20

The Western Herald · Saturday 21 August 1897 · page 3

A terrible mining accident has occurred at the Manning River, Thomas Gibbous fired a charge of three shots. Two exploded and the other hung fire. When examining the…

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Thurible Accident Near Bathurst

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 31 August 1897 · page 2

A FEARFUL calamity happened near Lagoon in the Bathurst district on Friday morning, when one man was literally blown to pieces and two others were seriously injured. A large boiler burst at a…

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Intercolonial. a Railway Accident. Sydney, August 31

The Western Herald · Wednesday 1 September 1897 · page 3

A goods train collided with a cow near Essendon on the mountains early yesterday morning. The tender and thirteen loaded trucks were precipitated over an…

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Drowning Fatality. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 11 September 1897 · page 3

While fishing on the rocks at Botany Heads yesterday, two men named respectively William and James Denison were washed out to…

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Drowning Fatality. Sydney, September 10

The Western Herald · Saturday 11 September 1897 · page 2

Whilst fishing at Botany Heads two men named William and James Denison were washed off the rocks and drowned…

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Two Brothers Drowned

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 14 September 1897 · page 2

Two brothers named William and James Denison lost their lives on Thursday under particularly distressing circumstances while fishing at Pussy Cat Beach, between Little Bay and the North…

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Sailing Fatality. Sydney, September 14

The Western Herald · Wednesday 15 September 1897 · page 2

The sailing boat Zenobia capsized off Cape Moreton, Queensland, on Wednesday, and was washed ashore at Noosa beach on Sunday. There were five occupants, but…

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Washed Off a Rock. Two Brothers Drowned. Gallant Attempt at Rescue

The Western Herald · Wednesday 15 September 1897 · page 4

Two brothers named William and James Denison lost their lives on Thursday under particularly distressing circumstances while fishing at Pussy…

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