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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Accidents

Accidents, 1910

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Fatal Pe-rifle Accident

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 12 November 1910 · page 5

A but named William Camphell, [?] employee at Graen Brothers was accidentally about with [?] pea-rifle by another boy, named Leslin Welton, in the shop on Thursday afternoon, The…

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Double Drowning Fatality

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 16 November 1910 · page 3

A trouble drowning fa[?]hty took place at Cecil Plains Station, 25 miles from Dalby. A lad, Wm. Roser, was swimming a lagoon and got into difficulty. A man named Sam Davis…

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Fatal Collision

The Western Herald · Wednesday 16 November 1910 · page 2

Mr. Robert Arbuckle, the manager of the Pelaw Main colliery, while riding on a railway tricycle with a companion was run down by a train…

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A Shocking Fatality

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 16 November 1910 · page 2

A SHOCKING fatality is reported from the Pelaw main to Hexham railway. Robert Arbuckle, manager of the Pelaw Main Colliery, and Morris Samliville, engineers assistant, left for…

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A Motor Cycle in Collision

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 16 November 1910 · page 2

On Saturday last Mr. C. W. L. Ballhausen, is company with his son, Mr. F. Ballhausen, met with an accident while motoring to Narromine…

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Accident at Geurie

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 16 November 1910 · page 2

A man named Sherringham, an employee of Mr. T. Whiteley, at Geurie, while working with a horse on Saturday, got kicked on the upper portion…

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Woman Found Drowned

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 19 November 1910 · page 5

The body of Mrs. Emma Goo, aged 50, lately residing at Surry Hill was found floating in the private hath of Mr. Alexander S[?]art, on the private bath of Mr. George's River, near Come…

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Found Drowned. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 19 November 1910 · page 4

William Matthie, a fisherman, this morning found the body of Mrs. Emma Gee, aged 60, lately residing at Surry Hills, in a private swimming bath on…

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Accident to Mr. Ballhausen

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 19 November 1910 · page 4

Mr. C. W. L. BALLHAUSEN, of Dubbo, had tether an unpleae[?]nt experience on Saturday last (writes our Narromine correspondent) He was motoring down from Dubbo. in company…

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Mysterious Drowning Fatality. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 23 November 1910 · page 2

On Sunday twenty young men took a launch trip down the George's River. The proprietor of the launch, James Jordon. 30. a married man, fell into…

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Burning Fatality

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 23 November 1910 · page 1

A DREADFUL burning fatality occurred at Boree on Monday morning (says the ' Orange Advocate'). It appears from information to hand that Mr. and Mia. Lewington, who ware…

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Boxing Fatality

The Western Herald · Wednesday 23 November 1910 · page 2

Oliver Roach, who took part in a boxing contest at Tamworth, died from his injuries…

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Melbourne Collision

The Western Herald · Wednesday 23 November 1910 · page 2

A passenger train collided with a pilotengine near Spencer-street station, Melbourne, and eight passengers sustained severe shock, although none…

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Another Railway Collision

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 23 November 1910 · page 3

A passenger train coluded with a pilot engine near Spencer-street station, Melbourne. Eight passengers sustained severe shock. None were seriously injured…

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Young Man Drowned

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 23 November 1910 · page 3

A man named James Jordon (30), in charge of a motor launch, containing 20 young man, on St. George's River yesterday, fell overboard. He was rescued, but the bo[?]t had not go[?]…

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Latest Telegrams. Railway Accident in Melbourne. Nine persons Injured. Melbourne

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 23 November 1910 · page 2

Another railway accident took place in the Spencar-street railway yards last night. A train from Whittslea was steaming into the station, when…

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Fatal Accidents

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 23 November 1910 · page 2

A LAD, Arthur George Anderson (12), who lived with his parents at Rosalie, was climbing a tree in search of lcouate at Easton Perk, over Sydney, when he fell to the ground, a distance…

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Shocking Railway Accident

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 23 November 1910 · page 2

A SOCKING railway accident occurred on the line between Kelso and Raglan early on Saturday morning (says the Bathurst "Advocate"), ass a result of which a young man named Wat[?]…

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Shooting Fatality

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 26 November 1910 · page 5

Word has issue received that Chris Sandry 15, son of Mr. Richard Sandy, of Milthorped was shot dead at Geurie…

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Serious Sulky Accident

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 26 November 1910 · page 4

Mr. P. Booth, manager for Messrs. Tremain Bros., at Evans' Plains, together with his wife, his sister (Mrs. Gutter, of Forbes), and two-children, was driving along the road between…

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