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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Accidents
223 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 2 of 12
A TERRIBLE misadventure occurred here last night, when Mr. Collison, a well-known householder, accidentally poisoned himself and two children through taking a dose of sheep dip in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A BOY named James Wilkins, about 15 years of age, met with a nasty accident at Balladoran on Friday last. It appears he was watering a colt, which being startled by some other horses…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A WIRE from Gilandra on Monday states that a boy named Walton, five years old, met with a serious accident on Saturday evening, through a dray that he was lying under falling on him…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A cousin of the man described aa Edward Caraon, who was killed in Lee-street on the 9th instant, has tamed np in Wellington and recognised the deceased aa one Edward…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →In the best regulated families, in the beet fitted factories, and in every walk of life, accidents will happen in spite of all precautions. Hence, if…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →ON Thursday morning, as Mr. R. G. Dulhunty, District Stock Inspector, was leaving his residence at Newtown for his office, he slipped when mounting his bicycle, and fell…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →While crossing the Murrumbidgee near Gundagai a young man named Charles Smith was washed from his horse and drowned…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr. Joseph Martin, of Suntop, narrowly escaped a nasty accident on Tuesday. He was crossing the Bell bridge in a cart at the same time as a team with four or five horses…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →ON Wednesday afternoon the alarm was given that a well-known lad named Joseph Longabardi son of Mr. J. J. Longabardi, of the railway service, had been drowned within…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A very sad fatality occurred in the Macquarie River near the railway bridge on Wednesday about half-past one, when the 12-year old son of Mr. J. J…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →ON Tuesday last a party of picnickers camped at a spot some 10 miles out from Dubbo, past Eulomogo during the day a branch of a large gum tree was used for a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →IN view of the number of drowning cases near Dubbo this summer we denim to point out that the Royal Humane Society of Australasia, which is represented here by Mr. G. H. Taylor,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →AN accident, which might have had more serious consequences, took place in Talbragar-street this (Friday) morning. From what we can ascertain, it appears that one of the firm of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A train dashed into a waggon at Perth, N.S.W., yesterday, smashing it to pieces and mangling two horses, but the driver escaped serious injury…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →An open finding was recorded as a result of a magisterial enquiry to-day touching the death of a man named John Schofield (40) coal miner, whose body was found near one of the wharves…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Major Taylor was seriously injured by a collision whilst racing in Melbourne last night in his second race with Lawson, after he bad won the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →As Mr. A. Booble, of Rawsonville, was coming from Dubbo on Monday afternoon the horse he was driving (which was considered a quiet one), commenced kicking…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →At Moreton Bay on Saturday a sailing boat capsized. Mr. and Mrs. V. Drury and three daughter, Mrs. P. Roberts, and Harry Carothers were 18 hours in the water. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →AT Moreton Bay on Friday afternoon, a sailing boat capsized. Mrs. and Mrs. V. Drury, and their daughter (aged 8); Mrs. P. Roberts ; and a boy named Henry Carothers (15), were in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →One of the men (Gardiner) who was injured on the railway line near Woy Woy yesterday died in Newcastle Hospital this morning…
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