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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Accidents

Accidents, 1908

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A Mining Accident. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 25 April 1908 · page 4

Henry Ballam, a miner employed at the Balmain colliery, met with a serious accident, while at work this morning. A lot of stone became loosened from the roof above…

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Found Drowned

The Wellington Times · Monday 27 April 1908 · page 2

E. C. Boyd, manager of the Pastoral Finance Association, Ltd., was found drowned off Kirribilli Point yesterday morning. He has been in ill health…

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The St. Paul-gladiator Collision

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 29 April 1908 · page 3

Lieutenant Graves and upwards of 20 men are still missing from the wreck of the Gladiator, out down by the liner St. Paul off the Isle of Wight on Saturday. The Gladiator lies in…

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A Railway Collision. London, Monday night

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 29 April 1908 · page 2

By a railway collision in Mexico 28 pilgrims were killed…

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Peculiar Accident near Geurie

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 29 April 1908 · page 2

MR. WILLIAM SMITH, Jun., of Combella, farmer, who was returning home from Bodangora on Thursday, met with a serious accident, Whilst driving along a bush track a large cat jumped…

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Fatal Accident to a Chinaman. Coroner's Inquiry

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 29 April 1908 · page 2

THE District Coroner, Mr. W. G. Burton 3mith, P.M., on Monday last held an inquiry into the circumstances connected with the death of George Thompson Goo Gun, a Chinese lad…

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Mexico Railway Accident

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 29 April 1908 · page 3

Twenty-eight persons chi[?]ly pilgrims have been killed by a railway collision in Mexico…

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Terrible Accident to a Government Officer

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 29 April 1908 · page 3

Mr. Walter Alfred Smith, metropolitan engineer in connection with the Public Works Department, while inspecting the valve house on Pyrmont Bridge this morning, missed his…

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Railway Accident at Echuca

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 29 April 1908 · page 3

William Pickering, a railway guard, was run down and killed by a pilot engine at Echuca yesterday. The body was frightfully mutilated…

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Fatal Accident. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 29 April 1908 · page 2

Walter Alfred Smith, metropolitan engineer in connection with the Department of Public Works, while inspecting the valve house on the Pyrmont Bridge this morning,…

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When Accidents Happen

The Cobar Herald · Friday 1 May 1908 · page 2

Accidents will happen, and when they do, it is well for the victims if the force of the blow is broken by a policy of insurance in such a liberal…

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Disaster to British War Vessels. A Doubts Collision

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 2 May 1908 · page 4

ANOTHER naval disaster occurred on Monday night. While engaged in night manoeuvres off the mouth of the Thames, the scout Attentive, 2070 tons, rammed the tornedo-boat destroyer…

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When Accidents Happen

The Western Herald · Saturday 2 May 1908 · page 2

Accidonts will happen, and when they do, it is well for the victims if the force of the blow is broken by a policy of insurance in such a liberal…

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Accident to a Japanese Warship

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 2 May 1908 · page 5

Details of the disaster to the Japanese cruiser state that the magazine exploded and the vessel foundered. Only on bridge is now visible. Two other cruisers reached 141 persons but the…

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Accident to Mrs. Fletcher

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 2 May 1908 · page 4

We regret to learn from Mr. W. W. Baird that the accident to his sister, Mrs. Fletcher, was a very painful and serious one indeed. It appears that on Friday…

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No Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 2 May 1908 · page 7

The boy was sitting on the pavement, crying bitterly. " How did it happen?" asked a sympathetic gentleman who chanced to be…

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Drowning Fatality

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Tuesday 5 May 1908 · page 2

During the past few weeks Tamwerth has placed on record a chapter of fatalities and accidents, the latest of which being the mysterious absence of a man…

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Ex-Mayor of Perth. Accidentally Shoots Himself

The Cobar Herald · Tuesday 5 May 1908 · page 3

Mr. Henry Clarke, ex-Mayor of Perth, accidentally shot himself dead with a rifle on Saturday…

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Accident on a Russian River. London

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 6 May 1908 · page 3

By the capsizing of a vessel on Sunday on the Dnieper river. South Russia, one hundred and twenty peasants were drowned…

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Accident on a Wharf

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 6 May 1908 · page 3

A boiler weighing several tons, wails being unloaded from the steamer Runie at Darling Harbour to-day, fell with terrific crash to the wharf. Three man were badly injured…

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