Appalling Railway Disaster. Collision in Canada
AN appalling railway d[?]aster is reported from Canada. On Christmas Day and express crowded with excursionist, was returning homeward over…
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Accidents, 1903
180 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 1 of 9
Terrible Fatality at Bathurst. At a Christmas Party
ON Christmas night a terrible fatality occurred at the residence of Mr. W. J. Clunies Ross science master at the Technical College, Bathurst. In the evening a children's party…
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ON New Year's day an accident befel a youth named Herbert Malley, residing in Darling-street north. Along with a number of other youths, he was out…
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Sixty eight miners perished in a fire in a colliery in Southern Russia, and eleven others were entombed three days, and 21 who were entombed five days…
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ON Saturday last, two little boys, of about 4 and 6 years of age respectively, sons of a man named Dawes, who is at present camped on the west side of the Macquarie river, had a narrow…
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An old man named Charles Gritli[?] was yesterday knocked down by the 4.35 train from Nowra as it was passing Tairront. He received sover[?] injuries, and was conveyed to the local…
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While passing through Korumbarrah (Victoria) station on Saturday, an open carriage door struck a pointsman on the head, and in coueequeuce of his letting…
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A railway accident occurred on the South Coast line this morning. Immediately after emerging from the cutting near Thirroul Station the driver…
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ON New Year's Eve, says a Cobar paper, a very painful and serions accident happened to Mr. Joseph Brown, an employee of the from of Mr. P…
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A boy named Ephraim Jones was yesterday drowned at Botany. His three sisters vainly tried to save him…
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While bathing in Botany Bay near the month of Cook's River, a boy named Ephraim James was drowned; his three sisters tried in vain to save the lad…
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Yesterday Joseph Pa[?]lton, carpenter, fell backward into a well at Wentworth Falls, a depth of 80ft, and was killed instantly. He had just previously warned his male of the danger…
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Two brothers, named O'Leary, aped 9 and 6 respectively, were swimming at South Brisbane, when one got beyond his depth, and the other went, to his rescue. Both…
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Mr. F. S. McCulloch; of Buckinbah, this morning met with an accident which might easily have had worse results. He was driving in to Wellington before daybreak, and…
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Mrs. Robertson and her three children were burned to death on Saturday night at Mudgee, Queensland. It is supposed she was reading in bed when the lamp…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Shark Fatality in Sydney Harbour
A YOUNG man, while bathing in one of the higher reaches of Lane Cove River on Saturday last, had his left leg taken off by a shark. An hour afterwards he…
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A HORRIBLE bathing fatality occurred at Lane Cove River on Sunday. A young man named Stanley James, aged 20, was bathing in one—of the higher…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Miners' Accident Reliet Act. A Peculiar Case
A VERY novel case, being the first of its kind in the State, came before the West Maitland Police Court some days ago when James Ral[?]t[?]n was charged with a breach of the…
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Joseph Lambert,a well-known squa[?]er and owner of East Blowering, near Tumat, was thrown from his house and killed on Saturday night…
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At Stanmore last night a man was explaining the mechanism of a magazine revolver when the weapon exploded, and a young girl, Ruby Wilson, was shot in the…
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