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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Accidents
303 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 10 of 16
BY a sudden and virtually [?]dexplicable accident to the driving machinery of the Dubbo floor mills on Friday (yesterday) morning the whole establishment is likely to be thrown idle for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A sensation was created on Friday morning by a loud report proceeding from the Dubbo Milling Company's works, when it was found upon inquiry that a rather…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Last week a woman named Mrs, Cook met with a serious accident through a tree falling on her. It appears Mrs. Cook's children were playing under the tree, which…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →On Friday afternoon the news was telegraphed to Lithgow that a serious accident had occurred at Deane Siding, in which three men were killed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A fire at Port Chalmors, yesterday, destroyed the residence of Mr. Habodfield, whoso wife, son, and sister-in-law were burnt to death…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Two coal trains collided at East Greta yesterday. Eight trucks were derailed. The guard of one train and shunter Middleton were injured, but not seriously…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →WE are glad to the able to report that repair, have been so satisfactorily effected to the mill .machinery that operation will probably to re-commenced Monday next…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →John Southern, employed at Sanderson's saw mills, Colac, Victoria, was bringing in a load of logs on a tramway, when the locomotive used by the mills left the rails,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →An elderly woman named Charlotte Bridge, residing at Ultimo, who suffered from rheumatism, was sitting in front of a fire yesterday, when her clothes caught…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mrs. England, the wife of a farmer at Yellangip, was shockingly burned yesterday and died at shortly after. The woman was in delicate health and subject…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A fettler named James shepherd met with a serious serious accident on the railway line on Thursday morning. He was working near Parramatta station, and in avoiding one train stopped in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mr. Bice, a well-known metallurgist, was in charge of a party removing a water-jacket at a mine at Blinmsn (S.A.) when the jackcet dropped and fell on a stick, which flew up end struck…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →While a suburban train was passing Macdonaldtown station on Saturday morning, a boy named Bert Campbell, aged 16, who was standing on the platform of one of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Whilst coming in a cart, with three other young men to the play, Mr. Chris, Campbell, jnr., was thrown out of a cart and dislocated his left leg at the ankle…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A married woman named Nora Black was found drowned in a bath at her residence, Waterloo, this morning. It is surmised that while washing. some things at the bath she…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →ON Tuesday, Mr. William J. Robinson, licensee of the Lincoln Hotel, met with his death a the result of a shouting fatality. He was found lying in his own bar shot through…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Two cars collided in a motor race in France. Five persons were killed and two others injured…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →On Sunday a railway accident occurred in France, resulting in 30 deaths…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A fatal railway accident occurred near Greensborough Victoria, last night. James Fraser was driving two horses in a milk waggon over a railway…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A six-days old infant was burnt to death yesterday in a fire at Rutherglen (Vic.), which destroyed the residence of a miner named Alexander. The mother struggled out of bed and…
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