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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Accidents

Accidents, 1910

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Railway Fatal Accident, Queensland

The Western Herald · Saturday 15 October 1910 · page 4

Three persons, riding on a trolley on the railway lino, near Warwick, were run over by a special train. A man and boy were killed and a woman…

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Mr. Peter Anderson's Accident

The Western Herald · Saturday 15 October 1910 · page 4

We learn that the condition of Mr. Peter E. Anderson, who was so seriously hurt on Sunday last, and who is at the Bourke Hospital, shows no improvement. His injuries…

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Accident at Sydney Railway Station

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 15 October 1910 · page 3

SOME excitement prevailent at the Central Railway Station on Tuesday morning owing to a suburban train overrunning its signals. But for the prompt notion of one of the…

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Fatal Accident

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 15 October 1910 · page 4

AN accident, unfortunately attended by fatal resells, occurred at Groat Cobar Mine at No. 6 level last Friday morning (reports the Cobar " Herald.") Walter Bender and another were…

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A Dreadful Accident

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 15 October 1910 · page 5

Three persons riding on a trolly on the railway line near Warwick (Queensland) were run over by a special train. A man and boy were killed, and the other occupa[?] (a woman)…

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District News. (From our own Correspondents). Narromine. a Vehicle Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 15 October 1910 · page 2

Mrs. Pidgeon accompanied by Mrs. Penberthy and Miss Brown, were driving into town on Thursday morning in a sulky, and when opposite Hilder's…

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Eight Men Drowned

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 19 October 1910 · page 3

Eight of the crew on the B[?]ldowio which was wrecked off the coast of Sweden, were drowned…

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Monoplane Accident

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 19 October 1910 · page 3

Mr. Bailland was testing a monoplane at Limoges, France when it developed a defect. He then ran amok, and killed one girl, ae well as injuring several spectators…

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Another Railway Accident

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 19 October 1910 · page 3

A locomotive collided with a number of marriages at Wonthaggi, Victoria, causing injuries to two lady passengers…

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Year's Street Accidents

The Western Herald · Saturday 22 October 1910 · page 3

A White Paper issued by the Home Office shows that during last year there were 1,151 fatal and 26,872 non-fatal accidents due to vehicular traffic in the…

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Railway Accident at Cobar. Guard Box Narrowly Escapes Death

The Western Herald · Saturday 22 October 1910 · page 10

What proved to be a terrible and almost fatal accident befell Guard Theodore Box in the railway yards at the Cobar station Saturday night,…

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Fatal Accident

The Western Herald · Saturday 22 October 1910 · page 4

A sad accident, which had a fatal terminnation is reported from the Metal Road, Bourke. A married couple named Reynolds, who have been stationed at Paka Tank, on…

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'Bus and Tram Collision in Sydney. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 2 November 1910 · page 2

A sensational collision occurred on Sunday night in Newtown-road, between an outward bound tram car and a drag containing 24 members of a…

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A Horrible Accident

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 5 November 1910 · page 3

A HORRIBLE accident occurred in Sydney a days ago when a Newtown tra[?] ran into a drag containing 24 members of the La Mascotte Social Club, Paddington. The…

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District News. (From our own Correspondents). NARROMINE. Accidents

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 5 November 1910 · page 2

On Sunday last rather an unfortunate accident happened to Mrs. Herbert, wife of our local bulider. She, in company with Mr. Herbert and infant, had gone…

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Serious Collision at Sea

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 9 November 1910 · page 3

The mail boat Brighton, bound from New haven for Dieppe, was seriously damaged in a collision with the five-masted sailing ship Preussen bound from Hamburg for Valparaiso,…

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Cycling and Motoring. Fatal Accident

The Western Herald · Wednesday 9 November 1910 · page 4

J. Guippone, one of Franco's leading motor-drivers, was killed last month in France whilst training for "Coupe des Voiturettes." Guippene, who in his…

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A Peculiar Accident

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 9 November 1910 · page 3

A peculiar accident occurred at North Sydney on Saturday afternoon, as a result of which William Baest, 25, was admitted to the Royal North Shore Hospital with a bullet under the…

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Injured by Live Electric Wire. Sydney. Friday

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 12 November 1910 · page 4

James Turner, a tram driver, while working In the depot at Fort Ma[?]quarie this morning, was accidentally touched on the back of the neck by a…

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Pea-Rifle Accident

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 12 November 1910 · page 3

GZORGE Pennels 20 years of age, met with a pea-rifle accident in West Coonamble on Thursday afternoon. He was watching a lad named Fred. Lees cleaning a rifle, and after…

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