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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Accidents

Accidents, 1908

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Fatal Accident

The Western Herald · Saturday 25 July 1908 · page 4

On Thursday morning lsst at a very early hour, Mr. G. L. Dutton, late manager of Yanda station, brought word to the local Police that Mr. William Saul—of the firm…

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Railway Accident at Inverell. Sheep Truck Derailed

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 25 July 1908 · page 4

AN accident occurred on the Mor[?]-Inverell railway line on Saturday night to a mixed train, which caused a delay of four hours. A truck containing several rams purchased on…

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Fatal Accident

The Western Herald · Wednesday 29 July 1908 · page 2

As we reported in last issue Dr. Robert Doy on Friday last, made a post mortem examination of the body of Mr. William Saul, who was found dead on Yanda with a…

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Runaway. Mr. John Lees Injured

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 1 August 1908 · page 4

MR. JOHN LEES, blacksmith, etc., of Talbragar-street, one of the oldest business men of the town, was the victim of a severe accident on Friday morning. He had mounted into a small…

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An Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 1 August 1908 · page 4

Mr. John Lees met with an unplessant experience in Brisbane-street on Friday morning. While he was getting into his trap the hone started, and Mr. Lees was…

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A Riding Accident

The Wellington Times · Monday 3 August 1908 · page 2

Miss Essie Broom, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. Broom, of Finger Post, met with a painful accident on Friday while riding from Bodangora to Mr…

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Wounded in a Duet. Fencer Injured by a Novice

The Western Herald · Saturday 8 August 1908 · page 6

A fierce duel (says "Lloyd's Weekly") was fought on the 14th May in the grounds of the Big Wheel in Paris between a young man named…

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Accident

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 8 August 1908 · page 4

MR. " RICK" BROWNLOW, of Eumalga, met with a severe accident on Saturday last while at work some two miles from his home at Eumalga. He was shaping a trough from a…

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Bicycle Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 8 August 1908 · page 4

Mr. H. Carrett had a nasty spill from his bicycle on Thursday morning, in consequence of which be is now in the hospital. It appears that while riding along the…

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Railway Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 12 August 1908 · page 2

A sensational account of a railway accident to Friday's mixed train from Dubbo to Coonamble appeared in an Orange paper on Satarday. It was stated that when the…

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Railway Accident [?] Coonamble

The Wellington Times · Thursday 13 August 1908 · page 3

The mixed train which is time [?] reach Coonamble at 3.25 p.m., [?] with a mishap on Friday about [?] miles this side of Coonamble. The [?]…

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Fatality on Missouri

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 15 August 1908 · page 3

A sad accident occurred on the American battleship Missouri on Monday. One of the mechanics was caught in the machinery and sustained serious injuries. He died…

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Collision Off the English Coast

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 15 August 1908 · page 5

The steamer Kirwall collided with the barque Tasmania. The farmer sank, but the crew were saved. The Tasmania returned to Gravesend for repairs…

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Sad Fatality at South Head. Man Falls From the Cliffs

The Cobar Herald · Tuesday 25 August 1908 · page 2

The only fatal accident on fleet day happened at 4.30 in the afternoon, when Alfred M'Inerney (45), an upholsterer, recently residing at…

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Collision in the Harbour

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 26 August 1908 · page 3

The propeller of the mail [?]camer Marmora, cut a hole in the tug Leverett 8 feet below the water line yesterday. The tug was beached in a sinking condition but was refloated last…

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Two American Sailors drowned on Saturday. A Third Narrowly Escapes

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 26 August 1908 · page 2

Two men of the American Fleet were drowned in the harbor on Saturday. One man, Lee L. Cassidy, belonging to the Georgia, was within a cable's length of his…

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A Cab Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 26 August 1908 · page 3

A rather serious mishep was experienced by Mr. W, MC[?], the weli-known and driver, on Friday night last. White on his way home from Troy, the vebiele left the…

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Collision

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 29 August 1908 · page 5

The steamer Suva, which left Sydney at midnight for Newcastle, collided with the tug Here about 2.80 this morning. The weather was beautifully fine at time. It is stated that…

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A Collision. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 29 August 1908 · page 4

A collision occurred last night off Sydney Heads between the Fiji steamer Suva and the tag Hero. A large hole was out in the side of the Suva, which had to return to…

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Disastrous Colliery Accident

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 29 August 1908 · page 5

Thirty miners have been suffocated by a fire in a colliery at Oklahoma (U.S.A.) Twenty-six bodies have been recovered…

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