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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Accidents

Accidents, 1909

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A Shaft Fatality

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 24 March 1909 · page 3

James McCarty, a well-known prospector, was found at the bottom of a shaft, at Yambulla goldfield, near Eden, on Saturday, in an unconscious condition, and partly covered by a…

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Commercial Traveller Drowned

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 24 March 1909 · page 3

Patrick Fitzgerald, a commercial traveller, was drowned in Newcastle harbour this morning…

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Serious Racing Accident. Six lockeys Injured

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 24 March 1909 · page 2

A SERIOUS accident occurred at the Rosehill races on Saturday afternoon. During the first race (Trial Stakes) elevon horses fell, with the result that six jockeys were injured. Their…

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Drowned While Bathing. Sydney

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

Frederick Durrant, 24, a recent arrival from England, was drowned on Sunday while bathing in the river at Lismore…

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Accident on the Vanguard. London

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 24 March 1909 · page 3

Three men were killed and forty injured by the breaking of a gangway from the battleship Vanguard, building at Barrow…

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Accidental Death Recorded. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 27 March 1909 · page 4

A verdict of accidental death was returned at the inquest on the body of Tommy Clayton…

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Fatality at Bodangora. Employee at the Cyanide Works Killed

The Wellington Times · Monday 29 March 1909 · page 2

A terrible accident happened at the Bodangora cyanide works on Friday morning,-resulting in the death of James Campbell, one of the employees…

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Bodangdra Fatality. Verdict of Accidental Death

The Wellington Times · Thursday 1 April 1909 · page 5

An inquiry into the death of James Campbell, who was killed at the Bodangora cyanide works, was conducted yesterday at the Wellington Court…

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Terrible Fatality. a Child Suffocated

The Wellington Times · Monday 5 April 1909 · page 2

A particularly sad fatality took place Friday, resulting in the death of a child, the infant daughter of Mr. W.J. Sutton, who is employed at Mr. J. H…

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Accident at Narromine. Death of the Victim

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 7 April 1909 · page 2

MR. G. LEA, who was badly injured in the d[?] accident last week, succumbed to his injurise in the Dubbo Hospital on Sunday. The unfortunate man was very badly [?], and…

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Accident to the Mail Train

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 7 April 1909 · page 2

On Saturday the Western mail met with a mishap, which, fortunately, was not attended with anything more serious than considerable delay and the lose of part of…

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A Peculiar Accident. Hanged in a Go-cart

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 7 April 1909 · page 2

A peculiar accident occurred at Wellington on Saturday, reaul[?]ing in the death of the infant obild of Mrs. Leonard The mother was hanging some clothes on the…

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Accident to Mr. R. H. McNEICE

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 7 April 1909 · page 2

Mr. R. H. McNeice, travelling representative of Paling and Co., and well and favorably known thronghout the west, met with a painful accident at Perthville on Friday…

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Accident to Mr. Geo. Danvers

The Wellington Times · Thursday 8 April 1909 · page 4

Mr. Geoge Danvers, proprietor of the Club House Hotel, yesterday afternoon met with a painful accident and one which very easily might have been a…

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Railway Collision

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 10 April 1909 · page 3

At Spencer- station on Thursday two engines collided, and a driver named Morral was badly injured. One of the engines was nearly smashed to pieces…

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Accident to Mr T. Deans

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Tuesday 13 April 1909 · page 2

The many friends of Mr. Thos Deans, of Madelty, will be sorry to learn that that gentleman met with a painful. accident on Saturday evening. last, it…

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Runaway Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 14 April 1909 · page 2

On Sunday morning, shortly after nine' o'clock, a horse belonging to Mr. T. J. Moore had an escapade, resulting in a considerable amount of damage. It appears…

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Accident to Mr. T. H. Mathews

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 17 April 1909 · page 4

We regret to learn that on Friday morning Mr. T. H. Mathews, of Eulomogo, met with an accident. While feeding a horse the animal lashed out and kicked him on…

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Cycling Fatality

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 21 April 1909 · page 3

Sydney Jones, a recent arrival from England, while cycling near Narrabri on Sunday, collided with a tree, and fractured his skull. He died yesterday morning…

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A Sad Fatality. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 21 April 1909 · page 2

Florence Dwyer (19), a domestic servant, while taking a bath this morning, it is surmised, was seixed with a fit, causing her head to be covered with water. The…

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