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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Accidents

Accidents, 1908

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Sensational Railway Collision. Wreckage Takes Fire

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 12 December 1908 · page 3

AT about 7 o'clock on Tuesday evening a serious railway accident occurred at Clarence, a siding three miles on the Sydney side of Zig-Zig, on the Westernline (reports the 'Daily Telegraph.')…

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Accident to Mr. James Samuels

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 12 December 1908 · page 4

MR. JAMES SAMUELS recently met with a peculiar accident. In the fence of one of his paddocks there was a gap, through which he was accustomed to pass. One of his employees,…

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Railway Accident on the Zig-zag

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 12 December 1908 · page 4

A serious railway collision took place on Tuesday night on the Zig-Zag. There were several casualties, one fatal, and the smash was such that the line was blocked for some…

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A Peculiar Fatality

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 19 December 1908 · page 8

A peculiar fatality is reported from Kelmskott, Western Australia. George Armstrong, a farmer, who had been a resident in the district for some years, took delivery…

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Collision in a Tunnel

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 19 December 1908 · page 5

In a railway collision in Orleans (France) thirteen passengers were killed and 30 injured. A number of trucks became uncoupled from a goods train and ran furiously down an incline…

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Railway Collision in France. London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 19 December 1908 · page 4

In a railway collision in Orleans (France) thirteen passengers were killed and thirty injured. A number of trucks became uncoupled from a goods train and ran furiously…

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Rail Way Collision in France. London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 19 December 1908 · page 6

In a railway collision in Orleans (France) thirteen passengers were killed and thirty injured. A number of tracks became uncoupled from a goods train and ran furiously…

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Found Drowned

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 30 December 1908 · page 3

Mrs. Earls, a sister of Mrs. Lloyd, who was killed recently by falling over a cliff at Howth, Dublin Bay, has been found drowned…

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Mail Steamer in Collision

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 30 December 1908 · page 3

On Monday night the mail steamer Mongolia collided with the Government launch Susan, at Freemantle, and sank it. The fireman of the launch was drowned…

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Coaching Accident

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 30 December 1908 · page 3

While on the journey to Glen Innes on Sunday night, the coach from Gr[?] overturned when rounding a bend in the road at Ulmarra. The driver was pinned beneath…

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