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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Accidents

Accidents, 1900

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Fatal Crossing of a River. a Girl and a Boy Drowned. Wollongong

The Western Herald · Wednesday 21 February 1900 · page 4

A terrible drowning fatality occurred at Mullet Creek Crossing yesterday afternoon. A coachman named James Budgen, accompanied by a child, the…

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Tram Accident

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 2 March 1900 · page 5

A woman named Rosina Grillin fell from the Rose Bay electric train last night and was killed…

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A Painful Accident

The Wellington Times · Thursday 8 March 1900 · page 2

Mr. Thomas Markwell, wood and coal merchant of Warne-street, was the victim of a fearful accident this morning. He was engaged in feeding a chaff-cutter in Mr…

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A Collision

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 9 March 1900 · page 5

A collision occurred this morning near Redfern Station, between a steam motor and a electric tram. It caused considerable alarm among the passengers who escaped without…

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A Drowning Fatality

The Wellington Times · Monday 12 March 1900 · page 2

James Fleming, a very old resident on the banks of the Macquarie River, was accidentally drowned last Wednesday while washing up at his claim near Lower Mookerawa,…

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Fatality at Balmain

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 20 March 1900 · page 2

ON Saturday afternoon at about 3 o'clock a frightful catastrophe occurred at the new coalmine on the norther shores of Balmain. Six man were descending the shaft in a bucket…

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Fatality at Balmain. a Fall of 400 Feet. Five Men Killed. (By Telegraph.) Sydney, March 18

The Western Herald · Wednesday 21 March 1900 · page 2

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Accident to Mr. Antill

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 27 March 1900 · page 2

IT is with regret that we have to record an accident to Mr. Harley Antill on Saturday afternoon during a game of pole. It appears that while he was following the ball at a pretty…

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A Rem [?]kabe Escape from Drowning

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Wednesday 28 March 1900 · page 4

Mr. Robert Gildea, when riding a bicycle across the bridge over the B[?]won River, at Collarendabri last, week, slipped and fell…

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A Nasty Accident

The Wellington Times · Thursday 29 March 1900 · page 2

A son of Mr. James Gibbs, of One-Tree Hill, near Geurie, met with a painful accident at the Geurie railway station on Monday evening. He had gone to the station to…

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Terrible Railway Accident. London

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 31 March 1900 · page 3

A terrible railway accident occurred at Glasgow. Two trains collided in a tunnoll. Many persons were killed and injured…

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Serious Accident to Mr. H. Nancarrow

The Wellington Times · Monday 2 April 1900 · page 3

We regret to have to record details of a painful, and it is believed serious accident which happened to Mr. H. Nancarrow whilst engaged at his saw-mills on Friday last. It…

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Train Accident

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 13 April 1900 · page 5

A boy named John McDonald was cut in two by a train at Armadale, Victoria, yesterday…

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Drowned in the Yarra

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 14 April 1900 · page 3

Three boys, under eight years of age, went bathing In the Yarra, In Victoria, one of them, Cecil Beach, being drowned…

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Serious Accident

The Wellington Times · Thursday 19 April 1900 · page 2

A very painful accident happened to Mrs. Siggins, wife of Alderman Siggins, on Tuesday last. Mr. and Mrs. Siggins were then driving down an incline near the Mudgee…

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A Serious Accident, and Providential Escape

The Western Herald · Saturday 21 April 1900 · page 2

Yesterday morning, what was certainly a most serious accident, and, at the same time, a marvellous escape from permanent injury; or death, occurred on the North Bourke…

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Boy Drowned

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 27 April 1900 · page 5

The body of William Cr[?]ber, aged 17 years, who was drowned at Farmer's baths, on Sunday morning, was recovered to-day…

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A Frightful Accident

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 28 April 1900 · page 4

Many a time a man is invited out to dinner, and seeing some delicacies on the table, he partakes of thorn. But as soon as he leaves his friend's…

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Accident to a Mail Coach. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 28 April 1900 · page 5

The Royal Mail coach running between Moree and Mungundi was upset 18 miles outside Moree. The driver (Appleby) was badly injured, and fears…

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Supposed Drowning

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 4 May 1900 · page 5

A man, whose name is supposed to be Bosker, was found dead on Manly Beach. The evidence showed that death was due to drowning, but there was nothing to show how he got into the…

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