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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Accidents

Accidents, 1901

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Fatality at Cobar Gold Mines. a Man Killed

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 15 June 1901 · page 3

On Friday morning a man named Frank Lowe was found dead at the Cobar Gold Mines. It appears that Lowe and E. Huggett were engaged…

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Accident at a Power House. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 15 June 1901 · page 6

A bricklayer named Henry Temple was killed this morning at Ultimo power house, through the collapse of some brickwork…

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Fatality in a Sawmill. Melbourne

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Monday 24 June 1901 · page 1

Richard Buslick, at one time champion long distance runner of Victoria, was killed yesterday by being caught in some sawmill belting and hurled through a…

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Fatal Shooting Accident

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Tuesday 25 June 1901 · page 2

A sad shooting accident oucured last Sunday, a few miles from town, when a lad named Alexander Finlay aged 12 years son of Mr. R. Finlay, of Billeroi,…

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A Dam Fatality. London, June 24

The Western Herald · Wednesday 26 June 1901 · page 2

Several towns have been devastated, and about 500 persons drowned by the bursting of a dam in Virginia…

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Fatality in a Sawmill. Melbourne

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 26 June 1901 · page 4

Richard Buslick, at one time champion long distance runner of Victoria, was killed yesterday by being caught in some sawmill belting and hurled through a…

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Fatal Accident. London, June 24

The Western Herald · Wednesday 26 June 1901 · page 2

Adalbert Hay, late American Consul at Pretoria, fell from a hotel window in America, and was killed…

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Accident at Spicer's Creek

The Wellington Times · Thursday 27 June 1901 · page 4

While Mr. John Smith, aged 20 years, son of Mr. John Smith of Spicor's Creek, wan clearing land with a forest devil on his fathers farm, a foot chain broke, the pole flew…

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The Latest Cablegrams. Fatal Accident at Practice. London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 27 June 1901 · page 1

During artillery practice at Newport on Tuesday, the breach of a 12-pound[?] gun burst. The captain and gunner were killed and six men wounded…

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Railway Collision

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 29 June 1901 · page 5

A railway collision occurred at Katoomba on Wednesday night. Five trucks belonged to a goods train s[?]ashed into the engine of a passenger train, which was damaged, but no one…

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Serious Gun Accident. London, June 26

The Western Herald · Saturday 29 June 1901 · page 2

A breech loading twelve pounder burst during an artillery practice at Newport, killing the captain and gunner, and wounding six others…

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Another Railway Accident. Sydney, June 25

The Western Herald · Saturday 29 June 1901 · page 2

A collision has occurred near Katoomba, Five railway trucks belonging to a goods train smashed into the engine of a passenger train, and were damaged. No one was…

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Fatal Accident at Practice. London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 29 June 1901 · page 6

During artillery practice at Newport on Tuesday, the breach of a 12-pounder gun burst. The captain and gunner were killed and six men wounded…

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Serious Gun Accident

The Wellington Times · Monday 1 July 1901 · page 2

Another was added to the long list of accidents from the use of firearms in this district; on Saturday, although in this case the particulars disclose that it was in no…

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The Fatal Shooting Accident

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Tuesday 2 July 1901 · page 2

At the inquest last week, some of the witnesses admitted that they had not told the truth in giving their evidence. They had stated that there…

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A Buggy Accident

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Tuesday 2 July 1901 · page 3

A serious buggy accident occured yesterday. Mr. F. R. Hudson, accompanied by his little nephew, and Mr. J. R. King…

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Inter-state. Drowned. Sydney, July [?]

The Western Herald · Wednesday 3 July 1901 · page 2

Out of a crew of five men on the [?] Alexander Berry was the only one [?] though all hands had life belts [?] Two of the crew were seen a drifting [?]…

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Accidentally Shot. Sydney, July [?]

The Western Herald · Wednesday 3 July 1901 · page 2

A lad named Charles Gaze was acc[?] ally shot dead at Burrowa by a gun [?] ing which he had been carrying. The [?] of his face and part of the brain were [?]…

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Fatal Accident. Sydney, July [?]

The Western Herald · Wednesday 3 July 1901 · page 2

Two laborers named William Geea[?] Henry Wright, were working at woo[?] near Circular Quay, when a huge wheel [?] way and felled them to the ground…

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Telegraphic Intelligence. Machinery Accident. Sydney

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 3 July 1901 · page 3

A YOUTH named Percy Dunn was caught in some machinery at Pyrmont yesterday, and crushed to death…

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