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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Accidents

Accidents, 1905

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Accident to the Coonamble Train

The Castlereagh · Friday 22 September 1905 · page 3

On Saturday evening last the [?] Coonamble train was delayed for two bears by the blowing out of one of the "stays" is the interior of the…

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Extraordinary Fatality

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 23 September 1905 · page 4

An extraordinary fatality occurred in Narromine last Sunday. It appears that a few days previously a young man, working at a sawmill, ran a splinter under one of…

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A Bolt on the Bourke Road. Marvellous Escape From Accident

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 27 September 1905 · page 2

WHILE a travelling labourer named with his wife and family, wan travelling along Bou[?]ke road on Sunday last, in a hooded waggonette, their horse shied at an old dray…

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Sensational Accident. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 27 September 1905 · page 2

A sensational accident occurred at Watson's Bay yesterday: James O'Sullivan, a visitor to the place, lost his hat which was carried away by the wind. O'Sullivan…

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Extraordinary Fatality

The Castlereagh · Friday 29 September 1905 · page 4

An extraordinary fatality occurred at Narromine last Sunday. It appears that a few days previously a young man, working at a sawmill, ran a…

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Fatal Accident

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Tuesday 3 October 1905 · page 2

An accident, Which was subsequently attended with fatal results, occurred on Goo[?]anawa station last Thursday afternoon when two chinamen were thrown…

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Tram Accident

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 4 October 1905 · page 1

Five persons were killed and 23 injured by a tram accident at Malta. CHINESE STEAMER STRIKES A MINE…

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Accident

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 4 October 1905 · page 1

ON Sunday night last while Messrs. P. Field, V. Payten, and T. Lyons, all of whom are working at Murrumbidgerie shed, where driving out to the station, they met…

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Boating Accident. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 4 October 1905 · page 2

No trace has been found of the six persons supposed to have been drowned at Southport, near Brisbane. The missing boat was found yesterday bottom upwards…

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Afternoon Wires Sydney, 3 p.m. Railway Fatality

The Wellington Times · Thursday 5 October 1905 · page 4

A man, supposed to be named Maloney, was killed at Strathfield last night. He came from Flemington in the slow train and alighted, at…

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Death of a Rector in the Alps. How the Accident Occurred

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 6 October 1905 · page 3

The Rev. Walter Ha[?]hurst, rector of West Felton, Oswestry, who was killed by a fall while mountaineering on the Arvigrat on July 27, had been staying for…

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Fatal Accident at Mundooran a Girl Killed

The Castlereagh · Friday 6 October 1905 · page 4

Mandooran, Monday.—Yesterday evening, about two miles from here, vere Lamb, aged nine years, was throws out of a waggenette and killed…

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The Latest Telegrams. Frightful Railway Accident. Three People Killed. Melbourne

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 7 October 1905 · page 4

A train came into collision last evening with a buggy returning from the show at Nathalis, Victoria at the level crossing. The buggy was driven by Mr. G. Russell,…

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Railway Fatality

The Wellington Times · Monday 16 October 1905 · page 2

The remains of a collector named Thomas Douglas have been found horribly mutilated on the railway at Melbourne…

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Accident to Mr. G. I. Sefton. A Buggy Accident

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 18 October 1905 · page 2

MR G. I. SEFTON, the popular manager of the locol branch of the Commercial Bank, sustained a rather severe accident on Monday while on a visit to kiameron Station (Mr. Egan's) near…

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Accident to Mr. C. I. Sefton

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 18 October 1905 · page 2

His many friends will regret to hear that Mr. G. I. Sefton, the popular manager of the Dubbo branch of the Commercial Banking Co. of Sydney, met with a serious…

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Accident to Mr. G. I. Sefton

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 20 October 1905 · page 2

His many friends will regret to hear that Mr. G. I. Sefton, the popular manager of the Dubbo branch of the Commercial Banking Co., of Sydney…

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Accident to Mrs. J. Jones (of Bullagreen)

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 25 October 1905 · page 2

MRS. J. Jones, of Bullagreen station, war the victim of a painful burning accident on Thursday last. she was found partly on the dining room fire in an unconscious condition by Miss…

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Accidentally Poisoned. A Barmaid has a Narrow Escape

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 25 October 1905 · page 3

A Bakmaio ompIoyoJ by Mr. J. C. W. Berry, ol thu Exchango Hotol, Mtcquario Htrool, had a narrow oacapo from poisoning mi Monday last. Tho lady, whoso name is Miss West, it appears…

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A H[?] Accident

The Castlereagh · Friday 27 October 1905 · page 4

A year women on [?] honeymoon fell from a balcony at Katoomba yesterday and [?]d [?] skull…

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