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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Accidents

Accidents, 1907

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Fatal Cart Accident

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

Two buys, Reg. Callender and Verdi Malthouse, were thrown out at a cart at Kyabrah (Vie.) last night mid fatally injured…

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Bailway Accident. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 19 January 1907 · page 4

A train composed of trucks was standing at Stanwell Park this morning when another train drew into the station and ran into the standing train. One engine was…

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Accident at Mumbil

The Wellington Times · Thursday 24 January 1907 · page 5

A correspondent writes:— A somewhat simple, yet serious accident happened at Mumbil yesterday afternoon to Mr. Ben Sloane, of…

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Railway Collision

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 26 January 1907 · page 5

Two railway engines collided at Williamstown (Vic), yesterday. Both were badly damaged and several goods trucks were destroyed…

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Local and General. Railway Fatality

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 26 January 1907 · page 4

A RAILWAY fatality was reported to the police on Saturday by Driver Bowman, of No. 8 wood train. Bowman said that he left Cobar at noon that day…

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Wonderful Escapes in Railway Accidents

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 26 January 1907 · page 6

WHEN a heavy express, rushing along at nearly a mile a minute, leaves the rails, charges another train, or crashes through a bridge, the marvel in not that the death…

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Accident at the Railway Station. An Engine Leaves the Line

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 30 January 1907 · page 2

ON Monday as the train was being made up for Coonamble about 9.30 a.m. a nasty mishap occurred which meant much delay and trouble. As the engine and train were…

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Accident to Inspector-general of Police

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 30 January 1907 · page 3

Mr. Garvin, the newly-appointed Inspector-General of Police, while alighting from a tram this morning foll heavily, and broke his right thigh. He states that the train started before…

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Trangie. (From Our Own Correspondent). a Painful Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 2 February 1907 · page 4

A very painful accident happened to Mr. George Bartier, of the Railway Hotel, on Thursday morning. A young man, a resident of the town, purchased a bottle of…

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Accident to Mr. Carvin

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 2 February 1907 · page 4

Mr. Thomas Garvin, Inepector-Ganeral of Police, when alighting from a tram at Queen's Square on Tuesday last, missed his footing and fell heavily to the roadway,…

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Peculiar Case of Drowning

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 6 February 1907 · page 3

A single woman named Annie Boutch[?]er, was [?]und drowned in Good's Creek, Yass district yesterday. She left home a few hours previously in search of some ducks, which had strayed…

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A Boy Drowned. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 6 February 1907 · page 2

Herbert Quinn, 16, was drowned on Sunday while bathing in George's River. He was unable to swim…

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Accident. At "The Be[?]."

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 6 February 1907 · page 2

A LAD named James Duncan aged about 14 years, residing with his parents in Bultge-street, while at "The Ba[?]" on Friday night with some comrades, dived into the water…

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A Diving Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 6 February 1907 · page 2

A lad named James Duncan met with a painful accident while disporting himself at the "Bumps" on Friday last. It Appears that he mounted a box to dive…

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Accident to King of the Belgians

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 9 February 1907 · page 5

While out driving in his carriage King Leopold of Belgium yesterday collided with a tramcar. The King sustained a severe shook. Thu business paper for the conference of the…

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Drowned in the Surf

The Wellington Times · Monday 11 February 1907 · page 2

A youth named Reginald Bourne, aged 17, was drowned at Bondi yesterday. Two other bathers got into difficulties in the surf and were…

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Drowning Fatality

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 13 February 1907 · page 3

Patrick Warren, 18 and John Brown, 15 residing at Enfield, were found drowned in a water-hole at Bankstown yesterday…

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Boy Drowned. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 13 February 1907 · page 2

A lad named Reginald Bourne was drowned while surf bathing at Bondi on Sunday. The body was recovered yesterday…

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Serious Accident. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 13 February 1907 · page 2

While a man named Alfred Williams was engaged cutting a tree down near Yass a branch rebounded, striking him on the head with great force, and fracturing…

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Accident on Curra Creek Road

The Wellington Times · Thursday 14 February 1907 · page 4

A serious accident happened on Curra Creek Road, near the Finger Post, yesterday to Mr. D. A. Munday, who was on his way home to…

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