The Pea Rifle Again. Fatality at Nyngan
THE dangerous pea rifle has been playing its tragic part here, and as a consistent enemy to life (boy life particularly), it seems to be as sure as a torpedo…
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Accidents, 1905
221 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 10 of 12
Burning Accident
At six o'clock yesterday morning. [?] son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Delansy, of Dunheld and recently of [?] was severely…
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Two tons of rock fell on John Wood, who was engaged in some improvement works at Rockhampton, Queensland, crushing him almost to a jelly…
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A LOCAL lad named Charles Stedman was the victim of a terrible accident on the railway line about mid-day on Saturday. He had been sent on a message from West Dubbo, and was…
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The lad Charles Steadman, who sustained frightful inuried in Saturday's railway accident, as detailed in Monday's NEWS SHEET, is making rapid progress, and his…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mining Fatality. Man Palls Down a Shaft. Body Badly Bruised
On Wednesday morning last a terribly sad mining accident, which terminated fatally, occurred at a shaft known as the Old Peak. It appears…
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A painful accident happened to a young daughter of Mr. H. Shearwood, whereby she was severely burned on the back, arms and one leg. It…
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While drafting sheep at the local tracking yards on Tuesday morning early Mr. R. Hitchen, when lifting a above from one yard to another, had…
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On Thursday of last week an inquest was commenced at the Court [?] Cobar, by Mr. Treatt, Coroner. respecting the death of John Henry…
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The pretty little village of Sandside, on the banks of the rivers Kent and Bela, at the top of Morecambe Bay, was on Saturday afternoon…
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A man named John Shuby was killed and his two companions were badly injured by a fall of earth at the Broken Hill Proprietary mine last night…
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A LITTLE boy, son of Mr. H. Emmett, of Talbragar street, was rather badly hurt on Saturday afternoon. As the child was playing near his father's shop a vehicle backed up to…
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The inquest on the body of young Benson, who was killed in the Lady Greaves shaft the other day, was concluded on Monday last, when the…
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Under date Nov. 20 our Nymagee correspondent writes:— Early on Saturday morning last Richard Berryman, a miner working near…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mining Fatalities Terrible Accident. at C.S.A. Mine. Driver Mingled in the Cog Wheels
The townspeople of Cobar were shocked on Monday morning to hear that a man had been killed at the C.S.A. mine. Albert Grainger…
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A SHOCKING fatality occurred on Monday at the C.S.A. Mine, Cobar, when Mr. Albt. G Barton, engineer of the mine, sad a familiar figure in the western district, was cut to pieces…
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A serious accident happened to Mr. Harry Welton, a young resident of the town, on Thursday afternoon. He was cleaning his gun, preparatory to…
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A YOUTH of 16 years of age named Peter Patrick Rooney, member of a well-known local family, was drowned at Murrmbidgerie on Saturday last…
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The sad fatality that occurred at Murrumbidgerie on Saturday resulting in the drowning of a lad named Peter Patrick Rooney was inquired into by the district…
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An express and a local train came into collision near Lincoln, Massachusettes, U.S.A. Fifteen passengers were killed and 80 injured…
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