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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Accidents

Accidents, 1912

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Local and General. Painful Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 26 January 1912 · page 4

Mr. J. Thomas, a well-known resident of Brock[?]hurst, and a W. G. Grace at the cricket crease, met with a painful accident on Monday last. Whillst…

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Shooting Accidents

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 30 January 1912 · page 2

Several shooting accidents occurred during Anniversary Day. At Blackwood (Vic.) Pearlie Davey, aged 15 years, the daughter of a…

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Sad Fatal Accident. Caused by a Motor Bicycle

The Wellington Times · Thursday 1 February 1912 · page 4

An accident which resulted fatally took place in Lee Street, between five and six o'clock on Tuesday evening. A young man named Archibald…

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Local and General. Fatality at Wellington

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 2 February 1912 · page 4

A fatal accident occurred in Lee-street, Wellington, on Tuesday morning. A young man, named Archibald M'Murtrie, was driving a horse and dray, when the animal…

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TRANGIE. Painful Accidents

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 2 February 1912 · page 2

On Wednesday Mr. T. Draper met with a very painful accident whilst being employed at a [?]-cutter. He was attending to the engine, when a…

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Driving Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 2 February 1912 · page 4

What might have easily been a serious accident befell Miss Wilson, third daughter of Mr. Alexander Wilson, of "As[?]," Trangle, on Saturday…

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Burning Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 2 February 1912 · page 7

A bad burning accident occurred at the camp of a teamster named Parkes near [?]. A candle was left burning where a step-daughter, named…

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Frightful Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 2 February 1912 · page 7

An accident of a most painful and shocking character occurred in the railway yard at Werris Creek, when a young married man named Robert…

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The Brisbane Strike. Police Again Charge the Mob. Constables Injured. Procession Stopped. Brisbane

The Cobar Herald · Tuesday 6 February 1912 · page 3

A crowd of 7000 people assembled in the Trades Hall this morning to join a monster procession arranged for by the union leaders. Their…

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Frightful Accident

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 6 February 1912 · page 2

A man, 53 years of age, named John White, met with an awful injury on Friday last, at Trangie. It seems that White was in the act of greasing one of the back…

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Sad Fatal Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 6 February 1912 · page 2

An accident, which resulted fatally, took place in Lee-street, Wellington, between five and six o'clock on Tuesday of last week. A young man…

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A Terrible Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 6 February 1912 · page 2

On Thursday afternoon last a man named John White, 53 years of age, a resident of Trangle, was greasing a dray with his head through the spokes…

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Riding Fatality

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 9 February 1912 · page 4

A sad fatality occurred near Quambone on Saturday. Hector Cook, 16, son of Mr. J. Cook, mall contractor, was killed instantly through the horse…

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Fatal Accident

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 9 February 1912 · page 4

A fatal accident occurred at Quambone. A youth Hector Cook, 16[?] years of age. was riding with a companion, when his bead crashed against a tree. By the time…

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District News. (From our own Correspondents). NARROMINE. Accident on Turntable

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 9 February 1912 · page 2

On Tuesday evening last, during the turning of an engine on the turntable in the local railway yards, Driver Graham met with a very painful accident,…

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Serious Accident at Bodangora

The Wellington Times · Monday 12 February 1912 · page 2

A very serious accident happened at Bodangora on Thursday last, the victim being a young man named Edward Croft, 21 years of age, who was…

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Priest Drowned. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 13 February 1912 · page 2

Father James Kelly, assistant priest at Singleton, was drowned at Noble's Crossing, Gnennie's Creek, on Sunday morning, while on his way to celebrate…

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A Sulky Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 13 February 1912 · page 2

On Sunday afternoon Messrs. Ruhan and Langbridge set out from Dubbo in a sulky to proceed to Mr. R. W. Fisher's, "Glenwood," Obley Road, and on…

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Scaffolding Accident. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 13 February 1912 · page 2

A serious scaffolding accident happened at the new premises of the Bank of New South Wales in Pitt-street. A delivery van struck one of…

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Accident at Wellington

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 16 February 1912 · page 2

An Immigrant named Edward Croft met With a terrible accident at the Bodangara cyanide works. He was working in the [?]limes, when a quantity of the material…

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