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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Accidents

Accidents, 1907

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Fatal Accident to Mr. Norman Ferguson

The Castlereagh · Friday 15 February 1907 · page 12

On Friday evening last an accident, which unfortunately had a fatal termination, befel Mr. Norman Ferguson, who was managing his uncle's farm…

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Collision Between Battleships

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 16 February 1907 · page 5

A collision occurred on Tuesday between the battleships Albermarle and Commonwealth. The latter was seriously damaged…

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Battleships in Collision. London, Thursday night

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 16 February 1907 · page 4

The battleship Commonwealth was seriously damaged by a collision with the battleship Alb[?]marlo near Lisbon. She has 100 tons of water in her hold…

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Fatal Accident

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 16 February 1907 · page 4

One of the saddest and most tragic events which have happened in our district for some years occurred a few days ago, when young Norman Ferguson met his death as the result…

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Lamp-cleaner's Accident. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 16 February 1907 · page 4

While an electric lamp-cleaner named James Clow was cleaning one of the lamp near the Central Railway Station yesterday, he received a shock which caused him…

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Accident to a Miner

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 16 February 1907 · page 5

A miner named Eugene Foster was brought down from Orange Plains by the late train on Wednesday night suffering from severe scalp wounds. He was admitted…

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A Fatal Accident

The Wellington Times · Monday 18 February 1907 · page 2

A man named John Williams was shot through the heart by a bullet fired from a rifle by a companion named Klang at Somerton, Victoria…

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Burnt to Death. Terrible Fatality at Bodangora

The Wellington Times · Thursday 21 February 1907 · page 4

A miner named Joseph Lardner, single, about forty five years of age, was burnt to death early this morning at Bodangora through his hut…

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Narrow Escape From Drowning

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 23 February 1907 · page 4

Mr. Fred Keers, brother of Mr. J.R. Keers, the well known professor of music, had a narrow escape from death by drowning at the Bumps on Wednesday last. It…

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Peculiar Fatality Poisoned by Strychnine

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 23 February 1907 · page 4

ON Wednesday last a young man named William Richardson was the victim of a peculiar incident which terminated fatally. It is believed that the whole affair was the result of…

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Bodangora Burning Fatality. Result of the Inquest

The Wellington Times · Monday 25 February 1907 · page 2

An inquest was held before the District Coroner on Thursday afternoon at Tattersall's Hotel, Bodangora, upon the remains of Joseph Lardner…

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A Sensational Accident

The Wellington Times · Monday 25 February 1907 · page 2

A horse attached to a buggy containing several people, while returning from the show, backed over a precipice near Berry yesterday. Two of the…

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Forty Persons Drowned. London, Monday night

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 27 February 1907 · page 2

Forty persons were drowned by the wreck of the Austrian-Lloyd steamer Imperatrix off the coast of Crete…

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A Shooting Fatality

The Wellington Times · Thursday 28 February 1907 · page 4

The elder son of the Rev. J. W. Chapman accidentally shot himself at Merriwa yesterday. He died soon afterwards…

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Shooting Accidents

The Wellington Times · Thursday 28 February 1907 · page 4

On Monday evening, at about six o'clock Mr. Alick Fairweather, sen, met with an accident which has seriously maimed him, and which was within an…

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Gored by a Bullock. Orange Auctioneer Seriously Injured

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

Mr. James Leeds, of the firm of Leeds and Co., the well-known Orange auctioneers, while passing through a pen at the Corporation Saleyards on Thursday, was…

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Illewong. ACCIDENT

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 2 March 1907 · page 4

One of our leading townsmen, Mr. M. J. Moore, met with a very serious accident last Saturday night. Whilst fixing his gasometer it exploded, causing him…

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Serious Shooting Accident

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 2 March 1907 · page 4

WHILST MR. A. Fairweather, senr,, tallor, was cleaning gun at Wellington, on Monday evening, it exploded, blowing off two fingers and a thumb of the left hand, some of the pollets…

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Painful Gun Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 2 March 1907 · page 5

Whilst Mr. A. Fairweather, senior, tailor of Wellington, was cleaning a gun on Monday evening it exploded, blowing off two fingers and a thumb of the left hand, some…

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Strange Drowning Fatality

The Wellington Times · Monday 4 March 1907 · page 2

Archibald Anderson, 19, was drowned while swimming in the Yarra River owing to his artificial teeth becoming jammed in his gullet and…

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