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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Accidents

Accidents, 1901

228 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 9 of 12

Found Drowned

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 21 September 1901 · page 5

SOME two months ago a man named Murphy, employed at the works at the Talbragar Railway Bridge, was discovered near Bunglegambie apparently making for…

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Railway Accident

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 21 September 1901 · page 4

A railway employee, named James Connolly, was cut to pieces by a locomotive, near Blaxland Station yesterday…

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Remarkable Accident

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 25 September 1901 · page 3

A remarkable accident happened at Bingorn to a woman who was pinned beneath a cart in the Gwyder River for ten minutes, and rescued alive…

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A Motor Accident. London, September 26

The Western Herald · Saturday 28 September 1901 · page 2

A motor car at Limburg during the ma[?]uvres overturned, injuring the ocoupants. German and Belgian attaches, it is feared, fatally; the captain of the Dutch staff…

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Fatal Railway Accident. Sydney, September 27

The Western Herald · Saturday 28 September 1901 · page 2

Joseph Jackson and Michael O'Neil, two railway employes, were run down by a Roods train at Gulgong, The former was killed instantly, and the other badly injured…

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Traveller. Street Accidents

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 28 September 1901 · page 4

A[?] the vessel that is co[?]tinually taken to the well is sure to be broken at last, so with most people who go to and [?] among…

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Narrow Escape from Drowning

The Wellington Times · Monday 30 September 1901 · page 2

Two lads named Michael Lynch, second oldest son of Mr. John Lynch, of the Bell Brewery, and his cousin, a son of Mr. Frank Lynch, were playing on the bank of the…

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Accident at Broken Hill

The Western Herald · Wednesday 2 October 1901 · page 4

A shocking accident happened on Wednesday morning at the new Proprietary concentrating mill, whereby Alexander Anderson, who got caught…

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Drowning Accidents. Sydney, October 8

The Western Herald · Wednesday 9 October 1901 · page 2

Two brothers, named Colls, were drowned in the river at Warren. Edward Brocon and John Easterbrook, both aged 17, were drowned in the Parra…

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Drowning at Parramatta

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 9 October 1901 · page 3

Two youths, both aged 17 years, named Edward Brown, and John Easterbrook, were drowned in the Parramatta River last night, through the swamping of a boat. The bodies…

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The Drowning Casualty at Warren

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 9 October 1901 · page 2

Two boys, aged 12 and 15 years respectively, sons of Mr. Alfred Colls, and on a visit to Warren, while bathing on Monday were both drowned. The younger…

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Fatal Shooting Accident. Sydney, October 8

The Western Herald · Wednesday 9 October 1901 · page 2

George Swainc, one of a party of Sydney sportsmen, was sh[?] dead through a gun accident at Camden. The weapon exploded while the deceased was getting through a…

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Sporting Accident

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 9 October 1901 · page 3

George Swain, one of a party of Sydney sportsmen, was shot dead yesterday by a gun accident at Camdon. The weapon exploded while deceased was getting through a wire…

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Serious Accident

The Wellington Times · Thursday 10 October 1901 · page 4

A very serious accident happened to Mr. P. E. Casey, local agent for T. Robinson and Co. Propry, Ltd., on Tuesday afternoon, from which he received injuries which…

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Drowning Casualty at Warren

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 11 October 1901 · page 3

Two boys, aged 12 and 15 years respectively, sons of Mr. Alfred Colls, and on a visit to Warren, while bathing on Monday were both drowned…

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Sad Drowning Fatality

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 12 October 1901 · page 2

QUITE a gloom was cast ove: the town on Saturday last, by the report that two boys named Rupert and Herbert Jackson, aged 10 and 12, sons…

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The Warren Drowning Accident

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 12 October 1901 · page 3

THE "Western Advocate" published the following in Monday's issue:--This afternoon, Mr. A.T. Caldwell, headmaster of the East Orange Public School, received the…

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Drowned. Sydney, October [?]

The Western Herald · Saturday 19 October 1901 · page 2

A steam launch, with 30 recid[?] including 3 women, sank at Nou[?] men were drowned, and the others, [?] the women, were saved by the brave [?]…

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Accident to Revidivistes

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 19 October 1901 · page 5

A steam launch with thirty recidivistcs, including three women, sank at Noumea. Fifteen of the men were drowned, but the others, including the women, were saved by the brave…

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Accidents

The Wellington Times · Monday 21 October 1901 · page 2

Mr. Talbot, manager for Mr. W. C. A'Bocketh was thrown from his burse one day last week, mooting with severe injuries to the neck and head, which rendered him…

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