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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Accidents

Accidents, 1905

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Peculiar Accident

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 4 February 1905 · page 5

Who the steamer Secret was towing a ballast punt nut to sea last night, the latter almost instantly foundered near the Heads. All hands were saved…

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Fatal Accident at Broken Hill

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 11 February 1905 · page 5

A miner mimed Evans was buried beneath 200 tons of ore and dirt at Broken Hill this morning. The body has not yet been recovered…

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Electric Tram Collision

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 15 February 1905 · page 1

A collision between electric tram car and a bus took place in Auckland last night: [?] passenger was killed, and others were badly injured…

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A Guard Injured

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 18 February 1905 · page 4

GUARD Crow of the midnight ordinary goods train was injured at Myall Mundi on Wednesday night. From the details to hand it appears that the mishap was due…

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Accident to Railway Guard. Injured at Myall Muudi

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 18 February 1905 · page 4

A RAILWAY guard named Michael Crowe, in charge of the "midnight goods" down train on Wednesday night was badly injured at Myall Mundi. Ass he was giving the signal to the…

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Accident

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 24 February 1905 · page 2

A distressing and painful accident befell a young man named Ernest Potts yesterday morning at Mr. Barden's farm, about 17 miles from…

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Fatality in New Zealand

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 25 February 1905 · page 4

By the fall of a tree on a cottage at Cambridge (N.Z.) a woman and her two daughters were killed whilst asleep in bed on Wednesday night…

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Burning Accident at Goonoo

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 25 February 1905 · page 4

ON Wednesday a child of Mr. H. Cole, of Goonoo, aged 18 months, was seriously burned about the body. The child, it appears, was playing about the house and…

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A Broken Arm. Accident to Mr. J. Piper

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 25 February 1905 · page 4

MR. J. Piper, the manager of Martin's machinery depot in Talbragar street, Dubbo, had the misfortune to break his arm last week. He was driving out of Dubbo, and…

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Accident at a Funeral

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Tuesday 28 February 1905 · page 2

A serious accident occurred last Thursday at Cunninghame, near Melbourne, at the funeral of Mrs William Fitzel[?] well known resident. After the [?]…

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Accident in a Tunnel

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 1 March 1905 · page 1

A train with specially invited guests entered the new Simpton Tunnel yesterday. The majority fainted owing to carbonic oxide em[?]ations, and two officials have since died…

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Accidental Death

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 1 March 1905 · page 1

A verdict of accidental death was returned [?] the inquest on the body of Alexander McDonald, who was shot by his son during a quarrel at Tilba Tilba…

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The Gular Fatality

The Castlereagh · Friday 3 March 1905 · page 6

On Tuesday morning news was circulated in town that a daughter of Mr. W. Hitchen of Gular had been drowned in an underground tank. The…

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Accident at a Funeral

The Castlereagh · Friday 3 March 1905 · page 5

A serious accident occurred at caning name (Vie) at the funeral of Mrs. William Fitselarence, a wellknown resident. After the ceremony…

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Gulargambone. Fatal Accident

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 4 March 1905 · page 4

" TROUBLES never come singly" and the adage has its verification in the case of Mr. William Hitchen a well known and much respected resident of Gulargumbone. He, on…

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Mine Accident

The Wellington Times · Monday 6 March 1905 · page 2

Alfred Perkins, accountant of the North Boulder mine, W A., fell to the bottom of the shaft, a distance of 1000 feet. The body was fearfully…

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Accidental Shootings

The Wellington Times · Thursday 9 March 1905 · page 4

A young man named Clarence Kermod has been accidentally shot in the head by a companion at Sandgate, Newcastle. His condition is critical…

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Army Trial Motor-car Fatality in the New Kent Road. Extraordinary Statements

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 10 March 1905 · page 5

Yesterday (December 22) Dr Waldo concluded an inquiry at the Southwark Coroner's Court into the circumstances of the death of Emma Simpson, ages 54…

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Army Trial Motor-car Fatality in This New Kent Road. Extraordinary Statements

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 11 March 1905 · page 3

Yesterday (December 22). Dr concluded an inquiry at the Southward Coroner's Court into the circumstances of the death of Emma Simpson, aged 54…

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Fatal Mining Accident

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 11 March 1905 · page 5

A man named Alfred Martell yesterday fell down a shaft at Lake View Consul's mine Kalgoorlie, a distance of 600 feet, his body being smashed to a pulp…

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