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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Accidents

Accidents, 1907

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A Chapter of Accidents

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 15 May 1907 · page 2

ON Saturday night a peculiar accident happened near Old Dubbo to a young man named Thos, Duon. He was cycling alongside a buggy driven by his mother-in-law, Mrs. Woodley,…

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Accident to Miss P. Knox. Fatal Results

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 15 May 1907 · page 2

IT in with much regret that we have to record that the accident to Miss P[?]osy Knox, daughter of Mr. J. G. Knox, of Narromine, ended finally on Saturday last. From the first there was…

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A Bicycle Collision

The Wellington Times · Thursday 16 May 1907 · page 4

William Richardson, who was knocked down by a bicycle a few days ago, died to-day…

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A Railway Accident

The Wellington Times · Thursday 16 May 1907 · page 4

Yesterday morning Mr. William , Quain, of Brimstone, met with a rather severe accident at the Dripstone railway station while a truck was in…

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Brooklyn Tragedy. Appalling Motor Accident

The Castlereagh · Friday 17 May 1907 · page 5

Before the eyes of her husband, Mrs Jacob Tunbridge was thrown from an automobile on Brooklyn Bridge this afternoon. March 5th. and cut to pieces…

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Fatal Tram Accident in Sydney. Mr. J. S. Foster Killed

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 18 May 1907 · page 4

By a tram fatality In Sydney on Tuesday, an elderly man named J. S. Foster was mortally injured and died as he was being taken in the Sydney Hospital. It was being taken in the Sydney Hospital. It would seems that at Young…

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Terrible Accident to a Child

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 18 May 1907 · page 5

At Alberton (Queensland) on Wednesday a little girl was caught In a chaff cutter. Her body was terribly mangled…

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A Pea Rifle Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 18 May 1907 · page 8

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

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Accident to a Boy

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 18 May 1907 · page 4

A boy named Albert Smith was the victim of a rather painful accident in Brisbane-street, on Thursday morning. It appears that young Smith, who is a lad of…

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Boating Fatality

The Wellington Times · Monday 20 May 1907 · page 3

Owing to the capsize of a boat at Inverloch, Victoria, yesterday, three single girls named Annie Newman, Alice Bradley, and Hope Miller were…

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The Recent Tram Collision. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 22 May 1907 · page 2

The inquest opened yesterday into the death of J. S. Foster, the victim of last week's tram accident. The driver (Lloyd) and conductor (Wannick) were present in…

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Burning Accident

The Wellington Times · Thursday 23 May 1907 · page 4

On Monday morning a serious burning accident happened to a woman named Louisa Ball, aged 21, at Monte fi[?]res, necessitating her removal to the…

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Fatal Shooting Accident

The Castlereagh · Friday 24 May 1907 · page 7

[?] and news of the death of Mr. [?] Jones, eldest son of [?] John James, of Bullagreen station, as the result of a shooting accident, came as…

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The Team Fatality. _ Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 25 May 1907 · page 4

Some sensational evidence was given yesterday at the inquest concerning the death of John Schofield Foster, the victim of the recent tramway collision. The driver…

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Shooting Accident at Gulargambone. The Pea Rifle Again

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 25 May 1907 · page 4

VICTOR JONES, eldest son of Mr. John Jones, of Bullagreen station, was accidentally shot dead by a visitor with a pea rifle on Wedneday afternoon The two were out rabbit-shooting with…

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Terrible Accident

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 25 May 1907 · page 5

A boy named George Buttenworth was caught by machinery in a timber yard at Launceston (Tas.), yesterday, and was shockingly mutilated. His neck was broken and his skull…

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Lift Accident

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 25 May 1907 · page 5

On Thursday afternoon a shocking lift accident occurred in the Arcadia Hotel. A waitress named Rebecca Sherlock was entering the lift, when she tripped, and gripped the rope when…

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The Tram Accident

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 25 May 1907 · page 5

At Sydney on Thursday, the inquest was resumed into circumstances surrounding the death of John Foster, the victim of the tram collision, the driver and conductor appearing…

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Fatal Shooting Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 25 May 1907 · page 4

Word bas reached Dubbo that Victor, son of Mr. J. Jones, of Bullagreen, was shot dead while out rabbiting with a friend on Wednesday last. It is reported that while…

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Fatal Lift Accident. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 25 May 1907 · page 4

A shocking lift accident occurred yester day morning at the Hotel Arcadia, as the result of which Mrs. Rebecca Sherlock, a bedroom waitress, was killed, and Alfred…

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