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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Accidents

Accidents, 1911

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Accident at Railway Station

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 16 August 1911 · page 2

A YOUNG man named Arthur J. Wilson, 23 years of age, employed as a shooter ab the Dubbo railway station, met with rather a painful accident on Saturday morning. Shortly…

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Accident Near Dubbo

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 16 August 1911 · page 2

WHILE driving along the Peak Hill road soar Dubbo on Sunday morning, Mr. and Mrs. Ryan (who reside about seven miles from Dubbo) met with what could have been a far more serious…

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Accident at the Railway Station

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 16 August 1911 · page 2

On Saturday morning Arthur Wilson, a porter at the Dubbo Railway Station, was severely crushed between the buffers of an engine and a sleeping…

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Driving Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 16 August 1911 · page 2

Mrs. Thomas Ryan, of Gawler Farm, was the victim of a driving accident on Sunday morning. With his family he was returning from church, when…

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Latest Cables. the English Industrial Upheaval. Collision With the Soldiers. London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 18 August 1911 · page 4

The most sensational of the strike happenings occurred at Liverpool last night. A prison van carrying a number of men who had been arrested…

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Railway Accident

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 18 August 1911 · page 8

A sensational railway accident occurred at Riverstone on Friday afternoon. A crowded passenger train leaving the station when the engine, an ex[?]ty break-van, and two…

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The Riverstone Railway Accident. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 18 August 1911 · page 4

The Railway Department has field an inquiry into the cause of the railway accident at Riverstone. As a. result of the investigation it is stated…

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Accident to Miss Bud Rygate

The Wellington Times · Monday 21 August 1911 · page 2

A rather serious accident happened on Saturday morning to Miss Bud Rygate, daughter of Dr. A. M. Rygate. With her cousin, Miss Mary Fuller, she…

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Skating Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 22 August 1911 · page 2

At the Coronation Skating Rink, Gilgaadra, on Wednesday night, an accident occurred which tended to mar the success of the fixture, and one that was…

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Bicycle Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 22 August 1911 · page 2

Whilst riding home on this bicycle, Mr. R. Grey, Gular, met with an accident, which has since caused him considerable pain, It appears that…

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Accident to a Child

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 25 August 1911 · page 6

An accident which might have been attended with fatal results happened to Dr. Rygate's little daughter, Bud, a few days ago on the Bodangora road…

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Accident at Wuuluman

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 25 August 1911 · page 6

While Master N. Kelly, son of Mr. T. H. Kelly, was returning home, he met with an accident which might have been attended with fatal results, but…

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A Nasty Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 25 August 1911 · page 6

Mr. Henry Campbell, of Eenaweena, met with a nasty accident whilst out fox hunting. Reynard was put up, but ran into a hollow tree, from which…

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Accident to Mr. D. Crowley

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 25 August 1911 · page 4

On Sunday night last Mr. D. Crowley, son of Mr. J. Crowley, of Woagarbon, was riding to Maryvale, when he met with a painful accident. He took a…

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Boy Knocked Down. And Frightfully Injured

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 29 August 1911 · page 2

ON Saturday afternoon, a little boy, two and a half years old, son of Mr. P. Taylor, a resident of Carrington Avenue, was run down by a motor and severely injured. The little follow was…

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Bourke'S Member Injured, Fell Over Balcony. at Parliament House

The Cobar Herald · Tuesday 29 August 1911 · page 2

Half an hour after the Assembly hud adjourned on Thursday morning, Mr. .J. C. Meehan, the member for the Darling, walkin" down the now staircase at…

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Motor Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 29 August 1911 · page 2

On Saturday afternoon Mr. "Dick" Utley was driving his dad's new "Star" motor car along Carrington Avenue, when a group of children rushed across…

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A Chanter of Accidents

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 29 August 1911 · page 2

Cowra supplied a chapter of accident's last week. Thomas Cope, of Wattamandara, fell down statrs and broke his neck; George Baker, a…

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Gas Explosion. One Man Fatally Injured

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 1 September 1911 · page 2

AT about 11 a.m. on Tuesday a terrible explosion took place at Orange gasworks. It appears that the new manager (Mr. Ambrose) has been overhauling the machinery, and he…

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That Motor Accident. to the Editor of "Dubbo Dispatch."

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 1 September 1911 · page 5

SIR,--Kindly grant me a small space in your next issue. Firstly, to thank you for your staff's personal inquiries and good wishes fro the "Dispatch" Office for my boy's…

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