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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Accidents

Accidents, 1909

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Fatality at Casino. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 24 November 1909 · page 2

At 2 o'clock this morning a servant at the Bank of N.S. Wales at Casino heard a shot fired. On going into the office she was horrified to find M. A. Thomas, the…

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City Devastated, Many People Drowned. Some Pathetic Incidents

The Western Herald · Saturday 27 November 1909 · page 3

One of the most beautiful and progressive cities in Mexico has been devastated by flood. Monterey, the capital of Nuevo Leon, is in mourning, for 1[?]00…

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Fatality at Cobar Cold Mines. One Man Killed. Another Badly Injured

The Cobar Herald · Tuesday 30 November 1909 · page 3

On Monday Cobar was startled by the news of a shocking accident at the Cobar Gold Mines. From the meagre information to hand it…

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A Victim to Tram Accident

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 1 December 1909 · page 3

Sydney Tucker, one of the victims of the tram accident last night, has succumbed to his injuries…

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Accident to Mrs. W. Tink

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 1 December 1909 · page 2

ON Friday last, Mrs. W. Tink met with a rather painful accident, which will incapacitate her for some time. It appears that the lady was in the not of feeding some horses, when one of them,…

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Fatal Tram Accident. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 1 December 1909 · page 2

Sydney Arthur T[?]ker, aged 26, residing at L[?]ichhardt, who was knocked off a tram in King-street last night, died in hospital this morning from a fractured skull…

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Shocking Tram Accident. a Result of the Strike. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 1 December 1909 · page 2

Shortly after 6 o'clock last night two heavily-loaded trams, one travelling citywards, with Davis Cup spectators, and the other going eastward, with city people,…

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Death of Henry Ward. Result of an Accident

The Cobar Herald · Tuesday 7 December 1909 · page 2

On Thursday last a man named Henry Ward died at the Cobar Hospital from the effects of injuries received while working at the new plant operations at…

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Accident to a Child

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 8 December 1909 · page 2

ON Saturday morning, Mary Sing On, a little girl of seven years, the daughter of Charles Sing On, greengrocer, of Brisbane street, met with a rather serious accident through the fall of some…

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Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 8 December 1909 · page 2

A 5 year old daughter of C. Sing On, of Church street, met with an accident on Saturday morning. She was standing near an outer wooden partition when a portion…

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The Drowning Accident. How It Occurred

The Western Herald · Saturday 11 December 1909 · page 4

Senior Sergeant Cameron returned to Bourke on Friday afternoon after successful, yet heavy work in connection with the recovery of the body of Mr. Alfred Wheat…

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Collision Between Sulkies. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 11 December 1909 · page 4

An accident occurred on Tuesday night at Barrabadeen, a few miles from Peak Hill, when two sulkies, driven respectively by Mr. E Leahy, of Tomingley, and Mr…

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Shocking Railway Fatality. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 15 December 1909 · page 2

William Fenwick Bowen, a loce, fireman, while assisting shunting operations from the railway station at Minmi, near Newcastle, yesterday, was knocked down by a…

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Riding Accident

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 15 December 1909 · page 2

A YOUNG man named Patrick Hayes, a new arrival, was brought into Dubbo on Saturday Saturday night and admitted to Clydebank Hospital. It appears that he was riding on Mr…

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Accident to Aeroplanist. London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 15 December 1909 · page 2

Whilst flying over Constantinople in his aeroplane, M. Bleriot, the famous inventor and aeroplanist, collided with a roof. The aeroplane turned a complete somersault,…

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Shocking Train Fatality. London, Thursday night

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 18 December 1909 · page 4

Four cars of the rear of the Carolina express train dashed down a [?]0foot embankment. Fourteen people were killed, and 35 injured…

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Sad Fatality at Store Greek

The Wellington Times · Monday 20 December 1909 · page 2

A distressing affair took place at Store Creek on Friday. A rabbiter named Eric Clyne, 17 years of age, was camped with a number of other…

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Shocking Fatality

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Tuesday 21 December 1909 · page 1

A shocking accident occurred in the Bungalow district on Friday. Mrs. W. J. Pane, accompanied by her six-year-old daughter, Freda, was driving from…

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Motor Car Collision

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 22 December 1909 · page 2
Also in Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent

A collision between the cars of Messrs, G. S. Mullen and. T, Bowen occurred at the corner of Darling' and Bul[?]e streets on Monday afternoon, which…

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