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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Accidents

Accidents, 1904

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The Tram Accident. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 13 April 1904 · page 6

An inquest on the man Snelling who was killed in the recent Randwick tram smash was resumed to-day, but has not yet concluded…

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Accidentally Shot

The Wellington Times · Thursday 14 April 1904 · page 4

At Gloucester yesterday, Alfred Taylor, 6 years old, son of a solicitor, was accidentally shot dead by his brother…

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Found Drowned

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 16 April 1904 · page 5

The body of John Loudon, aged sixty-five, an engineer employed at the Road and Bridges Department, was found Heating in the river near Drummyne yesterday. His feet were…

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Tramway Collision at Randwick

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 20 April 1904 · page 1

The inquest on the body of a bookmaker, who wan killed in the tram collision which occurred a fortnight ago on the Randwick line, was concluded to-day…

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Accident at the Races

The Wellington Times · Thursday 21 April 1904 · page 4

The picnic races on Tuesday and Wednesday, which otherwise were a perfect success, were marred by a painful accident on the second day. In the Glenrock Handicap, at…

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Terrible Mining Accident. Three Men Killed by Sulphuretted Hydrogen. Rescue Party Nearly Share the Same Fate

The Wellington Times · Thursday 21 April 1904 · page 3

Readers of the "Times" were do doubt deeply grieved to hear the sad news of the awful death of two young men—Messre. Thos. Lindsay, junr., and Geo. Eslick—who…

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Tram Collision

The Wellington Times · Monday 25 April 1904 · page 2

Two electric trams collided in George-street yesterday. The two cars were damaged and a little girl passenger was injured…

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Fatality at M'phail

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 27 April 1904 · page 2

A SHOCKING accident occurred at Myall mine, M'Phail, on Saturday, whereby a miner named Rhodda lost his life. It appears that the unfortunate man was…

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Accident at Nyngan Railway Station. A Railway Employee Injured

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 27 April 1904 · page 2

ON Friday last (says the Nyngan "Observer") a very serious accident occurred at the Nyngan railway station, and when everything is taken into consideration, it is almost miraculous that…

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Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 27 April 1904 · page 2

ON Friday afternoon, Mr. Stuart McVicar, ot Oxlea, met with a very painful accident in Macquarie-street. He was talking to a friend on the footpath just outside Mr. J…

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Fatality at M'Phail

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 29 April 1904 · page 2

A shocking accident occurred at Myall mine, M'Phail, on Saturday whereby a minet named Thos. Rhodda lost his life. It appears that the…

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Accident

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 29 April 1904 · page 2

A Trangie correspondent writes:— Quite a chapter of accidents occurred during the past week, the most serious being the case of Mr. Thos. Craven, of…

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Accident to Dubbo Residents

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 30 April 1904 · page 5

As Mr. Watson of Kettlebridge, was on Wednesday night driving his two daughters-- Mrs. Robinson and Mrs. Nasi), of Dubbo, N.S.W.--to catch a train from Nagambie…

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A Buggy Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 30 April 1904 · page 2

FROM Melbourne comes word that two well-known residents of this district have met with an accident. It appears from details to hand, that while Mr. Watson, of…

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Accident at the Races

The Wellington Times · Monday 2 May 1904 · page 2

During the running of the Trial Stakes on the first day of the W.J.C. races an unfortunate accident occurred. Rounding the turn for home the jockey Woodgate…

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Terrible Accident in a Mine

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 4 May 1904 · page 3

Thomas Miller, aged 16, was caught in the revolving shaft of machinery at the Tasmania gold mine and terribly mutilated, his neck and limbs being broken. Death was instantaneous…

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Tram Fatality

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 11 May 1904 · page 3

Elizabeth Jennie Meyer, married woman, was killed by a tram in George-street last night. A [?] of accidental death has been [?] turned…

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Accident

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 13 May 1904 · page 2

So dangerous id the ashpit at the eastern slope of the railway platform, that every resident of Narromine has it charted in red ink in his memory…

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Railway Accident

The Wellington Times · Monday 16 May 1904 · page 2

A serious railway smash happened in the Bendigo (Victoria) station yard on Saturday owing to a string of empties crashing into a blind siding…

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Horse Accident

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 18 May 1904 · page 3

While two girls named Dennis were riding one horse at Toonoorooma on Saturday they were dashed against a tree. One was killed, and the other tearfully injured…

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