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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Accidents

Accidents, 1898

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Terrible Accident. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 31 August 1898 · page 3

William Matthews, an employee at the copper smelting works, Lithgow, yesterday fell in[?] a stag pot containing molten metal and was severely…

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Drowning Casualty. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 7 September 1898 · page 3

Miss Anne McInnes, State school teacher, has been drowned in the river near Lostock…

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A Severe Accident. Sydney, September 9

The Western Herald · Saturday 10 September 1898 · page 3

The wheels of a loaded dray, weighing over two tons, passed over a man's head at Campbelltown without killing him…

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Fatal Accident. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 1 October 1898 · page 3

A young man named O. Irwin was killed at the Strand Electric Li[?]ing Co.'s Works last night through being caught in the machinery…

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Accident to Lord Hampden. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 12 October 1898 · page 3

The Governor, Lord Hampden, yesterday met with a slight accident at Albury railway station. He is not seriously injured, although the mishap…

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Drowned in the Darling

The Western Herald · Wednesday 19 October 1898 · page 2

Another addition to the long list of fatallties occasioned by the River Darling occurred on Saturday afternoon last, when Michael Hurter was drowned. It appears…

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Freadful Racing Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 19 October 1898 · page 3

A DREADFUL accident occurred in the Caulf[?]ld Cap, run on Saturday last, which coat the Sydney jockey, J. Flanagan, his life, and robbed the race of much of its interest…

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Curious Chapter of Accidents. a Drowning Fatality and Its Results

The Western Herald · Saturday 22 October 1898 · page 4

A sad drowing fatality happened near the railway camp, Attunga, near Tamworth, on Saturday afternoon. Almina Agnes Craze, aged 21, with…

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Accident at a Fire. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 26 October 1898 · page 3

At a fire at Gardiner's, storekeeper, Enfield road, this morning, the front wall of the shop fell and three firemen were buried in the ruins, fireman Mash when…

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Colliery Fatality. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 19 November 1898 · page 3

A colliery disaster occurred at East Greta this morning. Three miners were entombed. A search party is now it work. The roof of the tunnel caved in, it is…

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Accident to a Prince. London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 30 November 1898 · page 3

Prince Louis of Battenberg, Commander of H.M.S. Majestic, fell down the shellroom hatch, and was severely injured. MR. N.MULLER, J.P.—We are sorry to…

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Terrible Accident at Gibraltar. a Man Mangled. a Sickening Spectacle

The Western Herald · Saturday 10 December 1898 · page 5

One of the most painful fatal accidents it has fallen to our lot to record happened at the Gibraltar Consolidated Gold Mines, Adelong, last…

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Fatal Accident. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 17 December 1898 · page 3

Alexander Murray, the well-known proprietor of the Coromandel Valley biscuit and jam factory, was riding yesterday when his horse shied at a cyclist. Mr…

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