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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Accidents

Accidents, 1901

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List of the Injured

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 16 August 1901 · page 7

The Following is a list of the injured:— Air. [?]lay, broken leg Mr. R. Allan, two legs broken…

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Collapse of a Hotel Balcony, at Quiriundi. Appalling Disaster. Many Persons Injured

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 16 August 1901 · page 7

Daring the presentation of prizes at Quirindi, on Thursday, 8th inst., in connection with the polo carnival an accident of an appalling nature…

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The Quirindi Accident. Syduey

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 17 August 1901 · page 6

All the persons injured by the Qairindi balcony accident are progressing favourably…

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Lucky Escape from Drowning. Capsized out of a Boat. NEVERTIRE, Wednesday afternoon

The Wellington Times · Thursday 22 August 1901 · page 4

An accident which might hare been attended with fatal results, happened to the popular secretary of the Maryvale Courting Club and squire of "Highfield" (Mr. W. F…

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Shooting Fatality

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 24 August 1901 · page 5

Two brothers named William and Godfrey Scott, 15 and 13 years of age, were out shooting near Perth, when one taking the other for a kangaroo fired the full charge, which entered…

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A Sad Shooting Accident. Sydney, August 23

The Western Herald · Saturday 24 August 1901 · page 2

Two brothers, named William and Godfrey Scott, aged 15 and 13, were shooting near Perth. One took the other for a kangaroo and fired, the full charge entering the…

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A Severe Accident

The Wellington Times · Monday 26 August 1901 · page 2

The buating stretched across Nanima Crescent in honor of the hospital celebrations was the first cause of an accident in that thoroughfare on Friday afternoon. A…

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Shooting Fatality. Sydney, August 27

The Western Herald · Wednesday 28 August 1901 · page 2

A terrible shooting fatality took place [?] Singleton last night. John Yates was [?] opossum shooting with a young follow named Heaton. While walking along the latter[?]…

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Railway Accident. Sydney, August 27

The Western Herald · Wednesday 28 August 1901 · page 2

A railway accident occurred this morning near Redfern tunnel. A train of empty carriages was leaving for Rockdale, [?] when passing from one line to another, [?]…

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Railway Accident. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 28 August 1901 · page 3

An empty American car of a train capsized whilst going over the points near Rodfern tnnnel this morning. Nobody was hurt. The line was blocked…

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Tram Accident. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 28 August 1901 · page 4

John Farrell, clerk, was injured by an accident in George-street last Thursday, never regained consciousness, and died in the hospital yesterday…

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FATALITY. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 31 August 1901 · page 6

Chas. Luff, the man who was run over by a lorry on the Botany Road on Tuesday evening, died in th hospital last night, Deccased was a married…

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Accident to Boat's Crew. Auckland

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 31 August 1901 · page 6

Information from Wellington states that early this morning a boat from H.M.S. Archer, while going ashore to take off last night's liberty men to the…

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Railway Fatality

The Wellington Times · Thursday 5 September 1901 · page 4

Cecil Dove, a ship's steward, was killed on the railway line at Milson's Point. Both legs were cut off…

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Ways of LIving. Accidents That Sink Shiprs

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 7 September 1901 · page 3

THERE is quite an element of comedy, said a member of Lloyd's, 'in some of the accidents which send ships to the…

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Fatal Railway Accident. Sydney, September [?]

The Western Herald · Wednesday 11 September 1901 · page 2

George Purfelt and William Veeper, [?] ployed on a special railway gang at Bro[?] ford, Melbourne, were run into by a [?] last night. Purfett was cut to pieces, [?]…

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Thursday's Tetegrams. Fatal Coach Accident. Sydney, Thursday

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 14 September 1901 · page 6

The Gulgong-Gilgandra coach was upset yesterday at the foot of Spring Ridge. The driver, James Long, was pinned to the ground for seven hours,…

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Fearful Fatality. a Lonely Death

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Tuesday 17 September 1901 · page 2

On Wednesday, just after noon, Mr. James Long, driver of the Gulgong-Gilgandra mail, left the local Post office with the Cobbora; Mundooran and North-West…

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Railway Collision

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 18 September 1901 · page 2

Two suburban trains colluded a few hundred yards from Prince Bridge City (Melbourne) station, at five minutes past 3 o'clock on Friday evening. Fortunately both trains were going…

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Railway Fatality

The Wellington Times · Thursday 19 September 1901 · page 4

The mutilated body of a middle-aged man, unidentified, was found on the railway line near Eveleigh last night…

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