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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Accidents

Accidents, 1907

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Serious Accident

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 10 April 1907 · page 2

JOHN REID (14), son of Mr. Thomas Reid, met with a serious riding accident on Friday afternoon. He was riding home on horseback from his uncle's homestead some miles from town,…

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Fatal Boat1ng Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 10 April 1907 · page 2

A severe rain squall swept the harbour on Sunday afternoon, causing a sailing boat containing a party of nine men, who had been fishing outside the Heads all day,…

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Shooting Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 10 April 1907 · page 2

Whilst out rabbit shooting near Rankin's Bridge with some other lads of the same age on Saturday afternoon, a 13-year-old lad named James Mollison, son of Mr…

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A Serious Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 10 April 1907 · page 2

On Friday morning last a lad named John Reid, aged 14 years, son of Mr. T. Reid, licensee of the Empire Hotel, Dubbo, met with a very serious accident,…

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Another Broken Hill Fatality. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 13 April 1907 · page 4

Patrick Devitt, an ex-alderman of Broken Hill, and one of, the mast prominent unionists on the Barrier, was killed in block 10 mins yesterday, through a large piece of…

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Terrible Mining Fatality

The Wellington Times · Monday 15 April 1907 · page 2

A terrible fatality occurred in the South Clifton colliery on the South Coast on Saturday. Five persons were tunnelling when a fall of earth took…

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Accidents and Fatalities

The Wellington Times · Monday 15 April 1907 · page 3

John Doig, aged 60, was gored to death by a bull at Brisbane. A large waggon containing a party of excursionists capsized at Geelong…

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Fatal Train Accident. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 17 April 1907 · page 2

Joseph Townsend, a resident of Wahroonga, had his right arm cut off in a train accident at Hornsby Station last night. He attempted to board the train…

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Terrible Mining Fatality. Four Men Killed

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 20 April 1907 · page 8

A TERRIBLE fatality occurred in the South Clifton colliery on the South Coast on Saturday. Five men were tunnelling when a fall of earth took place, and four were killed…

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Accident to a German Prince. London

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 27 April 1907 · page 4

The second son of the German Emperor fell from his horse while on parade yesterday, and sustained concussion of the brain. CANADA AND HER TARIFF…

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Accident at the Chesney Mine. Man's Narrow Escape and Painful Experience

The Cobar Herald · Tuesday 30 April 1907 · page 2

On Thursday evening a very painful accident occurred at the Chesney mine. It appears that a man named Alexander Cameron was engaged in…

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Accident at Nymagee." To a New Arrival from Dubbo

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 1 May 1907 · page 2

THE Nymagee correspondent of the Cobar "Leader" writes:--"A new arrival named J. Piper, engaged as a fitter on the mine, whilst heating a piston red had an explosion which…

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Accident in America

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 1 May 1907 · page 3

On Sunday a railway pier collapsed at Marland, America. Eight people were killed and eighteen injured…

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Accident to a Mail Coach

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 1 May 1907 · page 3

The coach between Watterawang and Wolgan mine toppled over into a deep gorge while going down Welgan gap yesterday. The vehicle rolled over several times, but only one passenger…

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Accident on the Railway

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 4 May 1907 · page 5

A railway engine, drawing several coal trucks on a colliery line near Ipswich, (Q.), yesterday, collided with a cow. The shock derailed the engine, the driver was killed and…

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A Fatal Accident. Sydney,Friday

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

Miss Annie Millen, who was injured by falling of a train at Redfern, died last night…

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Railway Accident. Brisbane

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

An engine drawing several coal trucks oil a colliery line, near Ipawich, collided with a cow and derailed. The driver was killed, and a fireman and shunter injured…

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A Pea Rifle Accident

The Castlereagh · Friday 10 May 1907 · page 6

The eldest son of Mr. James Harvey, of Mundooran, recently had a very narrow escape from meeting an untimely and through a pea rifle accident…

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Accident to a Girl

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 11 May 1907 · page 4

A girl named Pansy Knox was admitted to the Dubbo Hospital on Tuesday suffering from concussion of the brain, and fractured skull. It appears that the girl, who resided…

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Fatal Accident. an Infant Drowned in a Tub of Water

The Western Herald · Wednesday 15 May 1907 · page 2

About 11 o'clock on Sunday morning last a very sad accident occurred, resulting in the death of Olive May Ellen, the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. Regan, who…

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