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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Accidents

Accidents, 1910

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Accident to Mr. Mack

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 15 June 1910 · page 2

Mr. F. Mack had a miraculous escape from a serious accident on Thursday morning. He was driving along Dan-daloo-street, Narromine, with a buggy…

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Accident at the Saleyards

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 15 June 1910 · page 2

During the progress of the sale of Barbigal cattle and horses at the Corporation Yards on Friday, Mr. George Parr was giving some assistance, when…

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Collision at Sea

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 18 June 1910 · page 4

The steam yacht Ravidi, belonging to the Fiji Government, arrived from [?] with bows badly battered, and the stern twisted. The captain reported having been in collision with…

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Collision near Port Jackson. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 18 June 1910 · page 4

While making for Sydney at 2 o'clock this morning, the Fiji Government yacht, Ravade, collided with an unknown sailing vessel off Barrenjoey,…

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Peculiar Accident with a Pea Rifle

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 18 June 1910 · page 4

Mr. Ted Curran met with a peculiar accident near Gibraltar Rock last week. He was cycling with a loaded pea rifle when he struck a fence, and tbe rifle…

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To Restore the Nearly Drowned

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Tuesday 21 June 1910 · page 6

The following method of resuscitating the apparently drowned has been adopted by several life-saving societies. Promptly loosen clothing and…

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Accident to Mr. G. I. Sefton

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 25 June 1910 · page 4

WE regret to record that an accident happened to Mr. G. I. Sefton, manager of the Commercial Bank, Dubbo, on the polo ground on Thursday afternoon. Mr. Sefton is a keen polo player,…

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Local and General. Accident on the Polo Field

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 25 June 1910 · page 4

During the progress of the second game on Thursday at the Dubbo Polo Carnival Mr. G. I. Sefton had the misfortune to get his arm broken. The…

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Accident at the Rink

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 29 June 1910 · page 2

Mr. Charles Salter met with an accident at the skating rink on Friday evening. He had put on the skates, and had only just stood up when he…

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Cart and Cab in Collision

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

A butcher's cart and a cab came into collision in Talbrabar-street, near the Occidental Hotel, early this (Friday) morning. The incident took place…

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The Ranadi-llma Collision. Sydney

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

The Marine Court found that the collision between the Ranadi and the barquentine lima was due to the mate of the former vessel not keeping a…

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Excitement at a Circus. Staging Collapses. Several People Injured

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 2 July 1910 · page 3

Last Saturday night Wirth's circus attracted the largest house seen in Quirindi. About the second act considerable excitement was caused…

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Liner in Collision

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 6 July 1910 · page 3

The White Star liner "Baltic," which passed Fire Island at 9.50 a.m. on Sunday, collided with an unknown vessel. Nothing has been seen of this ship at Sandy Hook, and nothing is…

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Ye Merry Game of Football. Six Players Injured on

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 6 July 1910 · page 4

Several disgraceful scenes occurred at football matches on Saturday. Church teams were playing at Botany, when the crowd rushed the ground…

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Fatal Burning Accident

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 6 July 1910 · page 3

The Hon. Maurice Raymond Gifford, O.M.G., while undergoing the rest ou[?] at Hoddert[?], a village near Hereford was discovered rushing through the garden in a mass of flames…

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Fishermen Drowned

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 9 July 1910 · page 5

The foundering of a fishing trawler off the coast of lo[?]land resulted in a crew of twelve being drowned…

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Tram Accident

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 9 July 1910 · page 5

Alexander McDougall, 35, a blacksmith from Ballarat, while alighting from a tram as the vehicle swung round the corner, of Bent-Street, fell between the two cars. His left leg was…

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A Shocking Accident. Kalgoorie

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 9 July 1910 · page 4

Charles Clines met with a shcoking accident in the Sans Gwalia Mine. He was tying a belt on a pulley, when a piece of iron piping, which had…

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Cablegrams. Accident with X Rays. London

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 13 July 1910 · page 3

As the result of accidentally, placing an X ray tube against his face 12 years age, Cox, an English electrician, died on Saturday…

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Harbor Collision

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 16 July 1910 · page 5

The Balmain ferry steamer, Lady Northcote, collided with the steams lighter, Grower's Friend, in the harbor late last night. The latter was struck heavily on the port side,…

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