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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Accidents

Accidents, 1910

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Disastrous Train Collision

The Cobar Herald · Friday 23 September 1910 · page 5

Two express trains collided at Rotterdam, Austria. Seven people were killed and 31 injured. Most of the passengers were asleep at the…

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Electric Cars Collide. Many Passengers Injured

The Cobar Herald · Friday 23 September 1910 · page 5

Many passengers were injured as a result of a collision between two electric cars at Perth, W.A…

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A Terrible Collision

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 24 September 1910 · page 5

Two trains came into collision on the Wabash Valley line, Indiana. Twenty-five persons were killed…

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American Railway Collision. London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 24 September 1910 · page 4

Thirty-five people were killed and 20 injured in a head-on collision with two Warbash Valley Electric cars running in Indiana. Amongst the dead is Mr…

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Accident With a Horse

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 24 September 1910 · page 4

Mr. Ernest Craig met with a painful accident at Cumboogle on Wednesday. He was leading a mare with a foal when the mare slipped the halter, and…

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Drowning Fatality in the Macquarie. Fatal Swim After a Bullock

The Wellington Times · Monday 26 September 1910 · page 2

A sad drowning fatality took place in the macquarie River yesterday afternoon, the victim being a youth named Zester Herbert Pullen, who was helping…

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Fatal Railway Collision

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 28 September 1910 · page 3

Many persons were killed and injured by collision on the Vladikarkas (Russian) railway…

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The Drowning Fatality. Inquiry by the Coroner

The Wellington Times · Thursday 29 September 1910 · page 4

An inquest was held by the coroner (Mr. R. Read) on Tuesday into the death of the lad Zesta Herbert Pullen, who was drowned in the Macquarie on…

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How It Happened. Experts' Opinions on the Accident

The Western Herald · Saturday 1 October 1910 · page 6

Experts do not differ much as to the cause of the accident. One says: "In this case it is impossible to hold either the machine or the aviator entirely…

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Fatal Shooting Accident

The Western Herald · Saturday 1 October 1910 · page 4

Before the Bourke people had recovered from the shook occasioned by the discovery of one tragedy, a second fatality has to be recorded. The…

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Railway Accident at Clifton

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 1 October 1910 · page 5

Early yesterday morning a train of 'hippers' was being shunted into a 'refuge' siding, when a goods train from Stanwell Park dashed into the tear portion of the shunting train, which…

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Fatal Accident at Great Cobar

The Cobar Herald · Tuesday 4 October 1910 · page 3

An accident, attended unfortunately by fatal results, occurred at Great Cobar mine on Saturday. It appears that a man named Gerhard…

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Railway Accident at Tarana. Goods Train in Collision

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 5 October 1910 · page 2

A RAILWAY accident occurred at Taraua ou Saturday evening. No.44 goods train, outward bound from Bathurst, was standing in the loop at the Tarana station, and the brake van is…

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Collision in the Air

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 5 October 1910 · page 3

Several competitors took part in the flying competition at Milan, for the long distance prize. A French aviator named Thomas, aboard an Autoinette, coursed downwards at a…

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Accidents to Aviators

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 8 October 1910 · page 4

Birnes the aviator is recovering from his recent accident. The brothers Morana, while [?]eroplaning, fell near St. Cloud, Leon Morsoa suspected a broken leg, and his brother had his…

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Fatal Burning Accident

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 8 October 1910 · page 4

Mrs. Mary King, the victim of a shocking burning accident at Balmain, died today…

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Fatal Accident

The Cobar Herald · Tuesday 11 October 1910 · page 3

An accident, unfortunately attended by fatal results, occurred at Great Gobar mine at No. 6 level on Friday morning. Walter Bender…

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Inter-state. Sydney, October 11. Terrible Accident at a Crane

The Western Herald · Wednesday 12 October 1910 · page 2

Through a crane collapsing at Pyrmont, two men named Joseph Smith and Joseph Graham were killed and four others seriously injured…

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Local and General. ACCIDENT

The Western Herald · Wednesday 12 October 1910 · page 2

Mr. P. E. Anderson, who was hurt so seriously by a fall from his horse on Sunday is still in very low condition…

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Recent Victorian Railway Accident

The Cobar Herald · Friday 14 October 1910 · page 6

The Victorian Departmental Board of Inquiry to ascertain the cause of the recent railway accident in that State shows various specific…

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