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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Accidents

Accidents, 1900

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Fatal Accident at march, near Orange

The Wellington Times · Thursday 22 November 1900 · page 5

It is with the deepest regret I have to chronicle the death of Mr. Phillip Harris, of March, which sad event happened on Thursday afternoon, between 6 and 7 o'clock. It…

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Prevention of Alining Accidents

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 24 November 1900 · page 1

In the November number of the journal issued by the N.S.W. Chamber of Mines, Harold Harris gives the following general advice for the…

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Accident to Lord Roberts

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 24 November 1900 · page 5

A horse fell with Lord Roberts while he was riding on Sunday. He was only slightly shaken and has cabled that he feels no ill effects from the accident…

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An Electric Tram Accident. £2000 Damages Awarded

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 28 November 1900 · page 2

A CLAIM for £2000 against the Railway Commissioners was heard in the Banco Court, before the Chief Justice and a jury of four (reports the "Telegraph") the plaintiff being a…

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Accidents

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Wednesday 28 November 1900 · page 2

On Saturday evening, the driver of Nowland’s coach took the horses oat in Mr. McArthur’s yard, and had.the [?] off one, when something started…

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The War. Lord Roberts Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 28 November 1900 · page 3

Particulars received from South Africa show that Field-Marshal Lord Roberts was somewhat bruised when his horse fell with him on Sunday. He has…

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Painful Accident to Mr. R. H. Wilson

The Wellington Times · Thursday 29 November 1900 · page 2

Mr. R. H. Wilson, the new proprietor of "Murrnmbong," Curra Creek, met with rather a painful accident yesterday afternoon. He was using an adze, which slipped…

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Sad Drowning

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 1 December 1900 · page 2

On Tuesday afternoon a end drowning fatality occurred at the stock tank. Three boys—Henry Rickard, aged 7, and Lovel Hodge and Fred Brown, each 9 years old—…

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The Coogee Fatality

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 1 December 1900 · page 4

THE City Coroner held an inquiry at the South Sydney Morgue on Monday with reference to the death Amy Ker, whose mangled body was found on Saturday…

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Serious Accident

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 8 December 1900 · page 4

A SERIOUS accident happened on Thursday afternoon to Mrs. Shields, wife of Leslic Shields, near Whitewood. The couple have been employed for the past three years by Mr. White…

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The Battle of Fleet-street. the C.i.v. March Fiasco. Hundreds Crushed, Injured, and Panic Stricken

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 15 December 1900 · page 3

THE frantic gratification of London over the decent behaviour in South Africa of the C.I.V. became more explicable when one discovered the absolute inability of our…

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Mysterious Fatality at Pyrmont

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 22 December 1900 · page 3

An accident of a fatal character surrounded by somewhat peculiar circumstances occurred at Freeman and Sons' mill, Allen-street, Pyrmont, on Monday morning, when an…

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Fatal Accident at Geurie

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 29 December 1900 · page 5

DURING the race-meeting at Geurie on Boxing Day a fatal accident occurred to a man named Jas. Harper, who was thrown from his horse on the course and picked…

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Peculiar Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Monday 31 December 1900 · page 1

At Orange on Wednesday afternoon last a peculiar accident befel a horse purchased at Dubbo in previous week. The animal, which was of Wenbobbie stock, and highly…

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The Late Accident on Geurie Racecourse

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Monday 31 December 1900 · page 1

A meeting was held at Mr. DeLauney's, Geurie, on Wednesday last for the purpose of raising funds to assist the widow and family of the late James Harper,…

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