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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Accidents

Accidents, 1910

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A Nasty Accident

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

Mr. H. Mathews had a narrow escape from a serious accident on his farm at Buninyong on Thursday morning. A heavy draught horse reared while Mr…

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An Aeroplanist's Accident. London, Thursday night

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

Larrane, a well-known aviator in Europe, was dashed from a B[?]eriot aeroplane at Pan. It is feared that he is fatally injured…

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Fatal Accident at the Great Cobar Mine. Edward Atkins Killed

The Cobar Herald · Tuesday 15 March 1910 · page 3

On Saturday rooming Cobar was again shocked by the news of a fatal accident at the Great Cobar. It appears that at 11.3o p.m. Friday…

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Drowning Fatality. Sydney

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

While learning to swim at the Sobraon Baths, Cockatoo Island, last evening, Gordon Sheriff, 25, plumber's mate on H.M.S. Pioneer, was drowned…

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A Pea Rifle Fatality. Sydney

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

Henry Roy Greenslade, 14, who was accidentally shot by another boy at North Botany on Sunday, died yesterday morning. The boys were in a…

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Railway Accident

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

WE learn that early on Thursday morning last on accident occurred in the station yard during operations. It appears that a line of carriagen was at the Coonamble siding when an engine…

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Latest Wires. Accident to a Bathurst Train Two Ladies Injured. Sydney

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

The second division of the Western mail train, which left Bathurst for Sydney last night, met with a sensational accident at Wambool early this…

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Railway Accident

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

At Murrurundi yesterday an engine attached to 22 hoppers got beyond the control of the driver and crushed over a dead and, leaving the rails, and taking 14 of the hoppers with it…

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Accident to the Sydney Mail

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

The second division of the Western mail tra[?]n, which left Bathurst shortly before midnight for Sydney, met with a seasatio[?]l accident at Wambool, 15 miles from Bathurst. A…

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Railway Accident. Sydney

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

At Murrurundi yesterday an engine attached to 22 hoppers got beyond the control of the driver, and crashed over a dead end, leaving the rails, and…

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A Sulky Accident

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

Two little sons of Mr. W. W. Baird met with an accident while driving to school this (Friday) morning. They were driving along close to a fence,…

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Senator Neild Meets with an Accident

The Western Herald · Wednesday 23 March 1910 · page 2

On Monday we received the following wire from Sydney:—"Senator Neild is laid up through an accident, and regrets that he will be unable to address the…

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Double Burning Fatality

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

A DOUBLE burning fatality occurred yesterday morning at South Terrace (S.A.), where Mrs. F. Hinton, 35, wife of a commercial traveller, was living in lodgings with her two boys, aged…

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Wambool Railway Collision

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 26 March 1910 · page 3

THE report of the department board which investigated the circumstances of the Wambool railway collision has been forwarded to the Minister for Railways, Mr. Waddell. The…

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Collision off the Coast. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 26 March 1910 · page 4

The steamer Manapouri and the tug Gratitude came into collision off Terrigal a few miles from Sydney on Tuesday night. The Gratitude sank, the…

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Double Drowning Fatality. Hobart

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 30 March 1910 · page 2

Two women, Mrs. Muschamp and Miss Allanby, while bathing at Sorell, yesterday, got out of their depth. Mrs. Reid went to their assistance, and she…

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Accident to a Cyclist

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 30 March 1910 · page 2

A young man named Alfred West was cycling from Geurie to Dubbo on Saturday afternoon when the fork of his machine collapsed as he was going…

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Drowning of Gipsies

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 2 April 1910 · page 5

Fifty Gigsies were drowned while crossing Lake Chekementyki, Russia, through the ice breaking…

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Trains in Collision

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 2 April 1910 · page 5

A passenger train collided with a military train at Mullheim, Cologee, Prussia. One traveller in the passenger train was injured, but in the military train 20 soldiers were killed,…

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Shocking Railway Fatality. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 2 April 1910 · page 4

At Eveleigh railway workshops yesterday morning, Albert John Brain, [?]9, living at Erskineville, while attending to the overhead traversers, was…

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