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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Accidents

Accidents, 1912

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From Our Exchanges. a Painful Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 16 February 1912 · page 6

A rather serious accident happened ta Jack, the oldest son of Mr..M. J. Williams, of Mungery. The lad, who is about 16 years of age, was ringbanking…

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Chapter of Accidents

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 20 February 1912 · page 2

Quite a chapter of accidents is reported from Toora weenah. Mr. Stewart McPherson cut his leg badly with an [?]dze, necessitating several stitches. A…

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Painful Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 20 February 1912 · page 2

Mr. W. Gordon, head miller for the Dubbo Milling Company, was the victim of a very gainful accident last week. The forefinger of his left hand…

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TRAN[?]IE. Sad Fatality

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 23 February 1912 · page 2

The town was startled on Tuesday night when the news got round that William Gilbert, an old identity, had met with a fearful accident, which…

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Fatality at Trangie Man Ben Over by a Track

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 23 February 1912 · page 4

A sad fatality occurred at Trangie on Tuesday Night, when a man named William Gill[?] aged 60 years [?] his life through being run [?] by a truck at the…

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Accident at Goods-shed

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 23 February 1912 · page 4

Mr. D. J. O'Sullivan, who for a number of years has filled the pot of head porter at the Dubbo railway Million, met with a painful accident on Tuesday evening. He…

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Peculiar Accident

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 23 February 1912 · page 4

Ronnie Sproule. aged 18 mouths, daughter of Mr. Sid. Sproule, met with a painful accident yesterday evening. The child was playing with a small glass battle on…

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A Remarkable Accident

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 23 February 1912 · page 8

A young man named Wendall Cook, aged 23, journeyed to Bathurst from George's Plains on Saturday (says the "Times") to take part in a cricket match against All…

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Terrible Railway Accident. a Man Killed

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 23 February 1912 · page 4

An accident of a particularly painful and fatal nature took place in the Trangie railway yard about 8.30 p.m. on Tuesday last, by which a man…

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Accident to Mr. D. J. O'sullivan

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 23 February 1912 · page 4

It is with deep regret we have to record a rather painful accident which [?] our respected townsman, Mr. D. J. O'Sullivan. It appears that on…

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New Cardinals. Slight Accident to Pope

The Western Herald · Saturday 24 February 1912 · page 3

The Pope was the victim of a slight accident this morning (wired the correspondent of the "Westminster Gazette" on November 29). His Holiness…

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[?] Drowning Fatality. Coronial Inquiry

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 27 February 1912 · page 2

A sad c[?] of drowning was reported to the [?] police yesterday. It appears that shortly after 10 a.m, Mr. W. Allen noticed the dead [?] of a…

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Sad Drowning Fatality Mrs. Denton's Tragic Death

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 27 February 1912 · page 2

About 10 o'clock yesterday morning a man named Charles Allan while walking along the bank of the Macquaric River saw the form of a woman floating face…

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The Wellington Fatality

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 5 March 1912 · page 4

After some difficulty the identity of the young man, who was recently killed at Wellington by being thrown from a cart, has been established. A sister…

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Accident to Mr. Norman Brown

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 5 March 1912 · page 2

Yesterday evening Messrs. Norman Brown and J. Craig were driving into town, and when approaching the Talbragar Bridge a horse Mr. Craig was…

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Accident at Narromine

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 8 March 1912 · page 4

A man named Goodfelllow was driving a disc plough, when the implement overturned, pinning him to the ground. One of Goodfellow's legs was fractured…

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Cycling Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 12 March 1912 · page 2

Mr. [?]T. T. Blacket, of Dubbo, came forth yesterday from the retirement of his home, where he spent a week with plaster of Paris round his thorax, and…

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

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 15 March 1912 · page 2

Mr. Goodlfellow, a local resident, was the victim of a painful accident last Wednesday, a disc plough overturning and pinioning him by one of his legs…

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200 Bogus Claims. "Accidents" As Living

The Western Herald · Saturday 16 March 1912 · page 6

When Ernest Pendrlgh, of Scales road, Tottenham, pleaded guilty at the Central Criminal Court yesterday (says the "News" of November 30) to three…

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Accident at Narromine

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 19 March 1912 · page 2

Mr. Wheeler, night officer at Narramine, met with an accident whilst shunting a train on Friday. His injuries, although not serious, necessitate…

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