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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Accidents

Accidents, 1900

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Fatal Accident. at Cobar Gold Mines Two Men Injured

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 5 May 1900 · page 2

On Thursday morning about 11 o'clock, a accident of a very serious nature occurred at the Cobar Gold Mines. Fred Critcher and William…

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Accident at the Races

The Wellington Times · Monday 7 May 1900 · page 2

A very regrettable accident occurred at the races on Saturday at the conclusion of the last race. Miss Amy Gavin, daughter of Mrs. W. Anderson, was one of the occupants…

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A Jumping Accident

The Wellington Times · Monday 7 May 1900 · page 2

The Allcomers' Hunting Contest on Thursday was marred by a rather serious accident which befell Mr. A. Birchall, rider and owner of "Grandmaster," one of the…

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A Serious Accident

The Wellington Times · Thursday 10 May 1900 · page 2

An accident of a serious nature, which was nearly attended with fatal consequences happened to a son of Mr. Murrell, on Monday about 6 p.m. The little fellow, who is…

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Drowned Tale of a F[?]ood

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 11 May 1900 · page 3

Over the wallaby ranges the light of the morning broke; From all the roofs in Narromine curled thin [?]the of smoke;…

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A Profitable Accident

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 11 May 1900 · page 6

SOME time ago a Lancashire man, well known for his shrewdness in business, happened to he travelling in a train, accompanied by his wife, when a collision…

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Fatal Accident at Trangie

The Wellington Times · Monday 14 May 1900 · page 2

A fatal accident occurred about thirteen miles from Trangie on Saturday, when William Phillips, who worked here some time ago in connection with the waterworks…

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Train Collision. London

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 15 May 1900 · page 3

News has been received that a goods train collided in a tunnel near Philadelphia, when four oil cars exploded. The engine driver, fireman, and four men were killed, and 25…

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Accidents

The Wellington Times · Thursday 17 May 1900 · page 4

On Saturday afternoon, Mr. W. Reynolds, of Geurie, met with a nasty accident. He was returning from the Dubbo Picnic Club's races in a sulky, accompanied by two of…

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Tram Accident

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 25 May 1900 · page 5

A man whose name is unknown, was Knocked down by an electric tram at Circular Quay this morning, sustaining shocking Injuries. Ho was admitted to the hospital, and is in a critical…

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Fatal Accident. Two Men Killed

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 26 May 1900 · page 2

On Saturday morning the inhabitants of Cobar received another shook on hearing of the death by a fatal accident of two young men. It…

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Strange Shooting Accident

The Wellington Times · Monday 28 May 1900 · page 3

A shooting accident, surrounded by circumstances quite out of the ordinary run of such mishaps, occurred at Spicer's Creek at about 5 p.m. on Friday. It appears that…

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Strange Shooting Accident

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 1 June 1900 · page 3

A shooting accident, surrounded by circumstances quite out of the ordinary run of such mishaps, occurred at Spicer's Crook, on Friday. It appears that during some rifle…

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Quite by Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 2 June 1900 · page 4

The astronomer, like other people, sometimes finds what he is not looking for This is especially likely to happen in making photographs of the heavens, A…

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Accident to Sergeant McDONNELL

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 5 June 1900 · page 2

SERGEANT McDONNELL of the Dubbo police was the victim of a serious accident on Tuesday afternoon, last, and considering the circumstances that officer appears to have had a…

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Mines, Mining & Mining Accidents

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 9 June 1900 · page 3

The Rev. J. McDowell addressed a very large congregation on this subject in the Masonic Hall on Sunday night, commencing his discourse by saying that, as a good deal…

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FATALITY. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 13 June 1900 · page 3

Charles Turner, a resident of Lewisham, was killed last evening whilst attempting to board a tram in motion…

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A Gun Fatality. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 13 June 1900 · page 3

Two children named Pike were playing with a gun at Junee, when one of them was killed and the other severely wounded by its explosion…

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Bodangora. Accident at the M.C. Mine

The Wellington Times · Thursday 14 June 1900 · page 2

While a son of Mr. D. Fullham, aged 12 years, was wheeling a barrow of hot ashes from the boiler at No. 1 shaft to the tip where it is usual to tip same, the…

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Train Collision. LONDON

The Wellington Times · Monday 18 June 1900 · page 2

Two trains collided at Slouth station, near Windsor, whereby 4 persons were killed and 70 injured. United States Presidency…

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