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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Accidents

Accidents, 1910

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Accident to a Coal Train

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 5 February 1910 · page 4

A HEAVILY laden coal train bound to Sydney ran off the rails near Katoomba station yesterday. It travelled over sixty yards before stopping, and the engine at last became…

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Accidents

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 9 February 1910 · page 2

ON Saturday night, between seven and eight o'clock, as Mr. Hebert Warren of Whylandra was riding home from Dubbs he met with a nasty accident. He was on horseback and had…

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Another Railway Accident

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 12 February 1910 · page 4

Another railway accident has occurred near Katoombs One of the trucks of a coal train was completely upset. The derailing of all cars was narrowly averted…

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A Steamer Wrecked. Fifty People Drowned

The Cobar Herald · Tuesday 15 February 1910 · page 3

The steamer Sima was wrecked in the Straits of Magellan. Fifty people were drowned…

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Coach Accident

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

WHILE descending [?] steep incline at a place called Wash[?]way G[?]p, in the Wagga district, the brakes on a coach with a full complement of passengers became jummed. The burses…

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Serious Accident

The Wellington Times · Monday 21 February 1910 · page 2

Mr. Robert Sherringham met with a serious accident at Neurea on Friday last. Mr. Sherringham recently carried out the contract for the repairs to the…

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Accident During a Race. A Rider Killed

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

GREAT sympathy was felt for Mr. James Sunderland, of Rawsonville, on Saturday afternoon, when it became known that his son, Wm. Thomas, had been killed while riding in the…

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Accident to Mr. Ivo Hives

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

THE "Narromine News" writes:--Mr. Ivo Hives, proprietor of the Narromine serated water factory narrowly escaped being killed on Tuesday. He was engaged at the bottling…

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Fatal Accident. a Rider Killed at Beni Races

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

Those who were present at a small race meeting held at Beni last Saturday afternoon were much shocked and upset by an accident in the third event,…

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Another Biograph Accident. Sydney

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

During a Sunday biograph entertainment at West Maitland, one of the films ignited, and the flames soared to the roof with a loud report. The…

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Drowning Accident

The Western Herald · Saturday 26 February 1910 · page 4

A sad drowning fatality occurred on Wednesday afternoon last at a quarter to 4 o'clock, in Monday Creek, near Louth. It appears that Mr. Thompson, book-keeper…

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A Gun Fatality

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

A distressing fatality has occurred at Inglewood. Alfred Punky was doming a gun, forgetting it was loaded, when the charge exploded and struck his mother, aged 75. above…

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Fettler's Fatal Accident

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

A fettler named lasso Harrison was run over by a train at Queenbeyan and fatally injured, Both his legs were broken…

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Accident During a Race

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Tuesday 1 March 1910 · page 5

Great sympathy was felt for Mr. James Sunderland, of Rawsonville, on Saturday last, when it became known that his son, Wm Thomas, had been…

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Railway Accidents

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Tuesday 1 March 1910 · page 4

The holiday traffic was at its height. Platforms were piled with passengers, portmanteaux, and packages ; porters were pocketing…

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Accident

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Tuesday 1 March 1910 · page 2

On Sunday week whilst going home from the funeral of the late Mr. Tracey, an accident occurred which fortunately was attended by nothing more serious…

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Fatality at a Show. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 5 March 1910 · page 4

At the close of the Yass Show yesterday a free light took place between some blacks and showmen over money matters, when a man named Holbrook,…

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Accident to Dr. Burkitt

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 5 March 1910 · page 4

Dr. Burkett had rather an unpleasant experience on Wednesday night. It appears that the family went out for a run in the motor car and the doctor followed shortly after on his motor…

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A Wood-chopping Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 5 March 1910 · page 4

Reuben Tripp, aged 17, son of Mr. A. H. Tripp, Brisbane-street, was cutting some wood at his home on Friday morning, when he accidentally struck…

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Cablegrams. a Boxing Fatality. London

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

Curley Watson, ex- champion of the British Navy, was knocked out whilst boxing at Wooderland, and died three hours afterwards. His colored opponent was arrested…

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