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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Accidents

Accidents, 1905

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Dreadful Accident

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 1 September 1905 · page 3

A fearful accident (says the Wellington "Gazette") resulting in the almost instantaneous death of Mr Joseph Crean, a young man, about 34 years…

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Accident to Coonamble Train. A Truck Leaves the Ra[?]ls

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 2 September 1905 · page 1

ON Thursday afternoon the incoming train from Coonamble met with a slight accident about eight miles out, viz, near Goonoo. The leading wh[?]s of a D truck loaded with timber from…

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Purely Accidental

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 2 September 1905 · page 7

She: 'How did he come to marry his wife?' He: 'It was purely accidental. Her wealthy uncle fell into the river and was…

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Sulky Accident

The Wellington Times · Monday 4 September 1905 · page 2

Mrs. J. M. Miller was killed at Newtown yesterday through being thrown from a sulky as the result of the horse bolting…

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Driving Fatality. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 6 September 1905 · page 2

Finley Kerr and his wife and children were returning to Coff's Harbour from Orara Church on Sunday when the horse bolted. Mrs. Kerr jumped out of the trap…

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Floods at Shanghai. Hundreds' Drowned. London, Monday night

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 6 September 1905 · page 2

Great floods are reported from Shanghai. Chinese villages have been demolished, and hundreds drowned, is the Wasting and Pating districts…

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Accident to Mail Train a Truck Leaves the Rails

The Castlereagh · Friday 8 September 1905 · page 3

On Thursday afternoon (says the [?] 'Dispatch') the incoming train from [?] met with a slight accident about [?] out…

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The Railway Fatality. Magisterial Inquiry. The Funeral

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 13 September 1905 · page 2

The remains of Mr. Patrick McElhone were laid to rest in the Roman Catholic portion of the general cemetery on Modday afternoon. A large numbers of mourners…

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Fatal Accident on the Railway. Porter McElhone Killed

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 13 September 1905 · page 2

A TERRIBLE fatality occurred on the railway line near Dubbo on Saturday night, just after midnight. Patrick MeEllhone, a man of about 51 years of age, who had been employed on the…

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Extraordinary Accident at Geurie

The Wellington Times · Thursday 14 September 1905 · page 4

A sad and extraordinary accident occurred here on last Friday evening. Mr. Alfred Baker, sen. (an old resident of Geurie), and his son were…

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Fatal Railway Accident

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 15 September 1905 · page 3

A well-known porter on the railway at Dubbo, named Patrick McElbone, met with his death on Saturday night near Dubbo by being run down by a…

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Railway Accident

The Castlereagh · Friday 15 September 1905 · page 4

A well-knows perter on the railway, named patrick Me Elbooe, met with his death on saturday night sear Dubbo by being ran down by a…

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Burning Fatality

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 16 September 1905 · page 6

A terrible burning fatality occurred at Wrightville on Saturday morning [?] when a little girl, I seen Mary [?] whilst playing re[?] a fire…

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Harbor Drowning Fatality

The Wellington Times · Monday 18 September 1905 · page 2

A 16-foot running boat containing a pleasure party of fourteen capsized at the Spit yesterday afternoon. Two married women, Elsie Weekes…

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Accident to Mr. W. Douglas

The Wellington Times · Monday 18 September 1905 · page 2

The friends of Mr. William Douglas, of Ponto, will regret to hear that he met with a painful accident last Wednesday. He was assisting in loading a…

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Serious Accident

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Tuesday 19 September 1905 · page 2

Mr. Alex. Nelson met with a serious accident early last Thursday morning while driving the coach between Merrygoen and Binnaway. It [?]…

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Burning Fatality

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 20 September 1905 · page 2

The four-year-old daughter of Mrs, Phillip Gillard, of Wattle Flat, has died as the result of burns. The child was sitting in front of the fire on Saturday morning,…

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Pea Rifle Fatality

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 20 September 1905 · page 2

James Martin Patrick Regers, aged 20, son of a farmer residing at Spring Side, near Orange, has died as the result of a pea rifle accident. Deceased went out to…

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Accident to the Coonamble Train. Delayed for Two Hours

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 20 September 1905 · page 2

ON Saturday evening the incoming Coonamble train was delayed for two hours by the blowing out of one the of the "stays" in the interior of the locomotive. This mishap (which occurred 20…

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Afternoon Wires 3 p.m. Middle Harbour Boating Fatality

The Wellington Times · Thursday 21 September 1905 · page 4

The body of Mrs. Southam, ono of the victims of last Sunday's boating accident at Middle Harbour, was recovered this morning…

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