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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Accidents

Accidents, 1907

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Drowning Fatality

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 2 January 1907 · page 3

A young man named George Baker was drowned at Bondi yesterday while bathing in the surf…

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Railway Collision in Scotland. London

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 2 January 1907 · page 3

The Caledonia Railway Company's train from Arbroath (Forfarshire) to Dundoo was awaiting at Elliott Junction, one and a half miles from Arbroath, the signal to proceed north, when…

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Drowning Fatality at Bondi. Sydney

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 5 January 1907 · page 6

A young man named George Baker, while bathing in the surf at Bondi this afternoon, was carried away by a strong undertow and drowned. The deceased…

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Collision at Arbroath

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 5 January 1907 · page 5

The driver of the North British Express, which recently collided with the Caledonian train at Arbroath, Scotland, has been remanded on charges of homicide end drunkenness…

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Life Savers Drowned

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 5 January 1907 · page 5

Two of the crew of the life-boat at the tale of Wight were drowned through the boat-capsizing while going to the relief of a ship…

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Collision at Arbroath. London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 5 January 1907 · page 4

The driver of the North British Express, which recently collided with the Caledonian train at Arbroath, Seotland, has been remanded on charges of homicide and…

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Life Savebs Drowned. London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 5 January 1907 · page 4

Two of the crew of the life-boat at the Isle of Wight were drowned through the boat capsizing…

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Dreadful Railway Accident. London

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 5 January 1907 · page 5

Two passenger trains on the Chicago Pacific Railway collided near Aliavisia, in the State of Texas. As a result thirty-five people were killed outright and twenty-one injured…

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Drowning Fatalities

The Wellington Times · Monday 7 January 1907 · page 2

The body of Maxwell, an artilleryman, was recovered at Bondi from the cliffs, over which he had evidently fallen a few days ago…

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Drowning Fatality

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 9 January 1907 · page 3

William Watts was yesterday drowned near Havelock, New Zealand, while endeavouring to rescue his son who was also drowned…

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A Drowning Fatality. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 9 January 1907 · page 2

A man named William Watts was drowned at Waverlock (N.Z.), while endeavouring to save his son, who was also drowned…

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Serious Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 9 January 1907 · page 4

A stranger named Thompson was biking it from Parkes to Molong on New Year's Day, and when riding down Bumbury Hill, the machine collapsed, and be was thrown…

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Bomb Under a House. Children's Accidental Discovery

The Wellington Times · Thursday 10 January 1907 · page 3

But for the accidental discovery of a bomb under a house at North Sydney last week, a well-known family of that suburb would ere this have probably…

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Accident to a Dray

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 12 January 1907 · page 4

A narrow escape from severe injury was experienced by the driver of a dray on Friday morning. He had three horses, one in the shafts and two leaders, and while…

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Saved From Drowning

The Wellington Times · Monday 14 January 1907 · page 2

A drowning fatality was narrowly averted yesterday afternoon, when the Macquarie was cheated of another victim by the prompt action of a young…

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Sad Bathing Fatality

The Wellington Times · Monday 14 January 1907 · page 3

Three children of Wilson, the assistant lighthouse keeper at Point Moore, Geraldton, Western Australia, were drowned while bathing during the…

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A Sawmill Accident

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 16 January 1907 · page 3

A married man named Ernest Freeman, 30, was struck in the face by a piece of wood whilst engaged at a sawmill at Cabram[?]a on Monday. It was found necessary to remove him to the…

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Shooting Fatality

The Wellington Times · Thursday 17 January 1907 · page 4

A boy when playing with a loaded gun at Terang, Victoria, accidentally shot his brother, who succumbed…

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Railway Collision

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 19 January 1907 · page 5

A collision occurred between two goods trains at Stanwell Park. Illawarra line, early this morning. Heavy damage was done to rolling stock but no injury to persons…

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Restores to Sight. Two Accidents

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 19 January 1907 · page 7

A strange case of sight which was destroyed by one accident being restored by another was reported from Leeds yesterday (writes the…

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