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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Accidents

Accidents, 1914

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Motoring Fatality. Melbourne

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 15 May 1914 · page 4

Elliott Shannon, member for Geelong, a shipping and stock merchant, only recently married, was motoring with his wife near Terang, and when…

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Terrible Railway Fatality. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 15 May 1914 · page 4

A shocking railway accident occurred near Sydenham railway station. Early this morning a man named William Smith Arthur (37), a lighthouse…

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Peculiar Train Accident

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 15 May 1914 · page 2

An extraordinary accident befel the 1.20 p.m. train from Sydney to Parramatta on Friday. When a short distance from Harris Park, the couplings…

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Serious Coach Accident

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 15 May 1914 · page 8

On Saturday last Mr. T. Henley, of Trangie, whilst driving the mail coach from Dandaloo to Trangie, met with a serious accident. The horses bolted,…

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Terrible Accident

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 15 May 1914 · page 2

Douglas Bailey, aged 21 years, met with a terrible accident near Morriwa last week He was exercising a blood mare, when the animal bolted and…

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Serious Accident

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 15 May 1914 · page 6

Mr. H. Jones, manager of Wilfaclen property, near Warren, sustained a fractured chest and a serious concussion. His horse put its foot in a…

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Railway Accident

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 15 May 1914 · page 5
Also in The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate

A serious railway accident, resulting in the death of one man and injury to five others occurred on Tuesday morning at Hong Hong bridge,…

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A Dbiving Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 19 May 1914 · page 2

A nasty driving accident occurred in Dubbo about 7 o'clock on Saturday evening. It appears that Mr. Charles Carrett was driving along…

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Harbour Collision. Ferry Steamer Damaged Passenger Jumps Overboard

The Cobar Herald · Friday 22 May 1914 · page 5

An alarming harbour collision, the consequences of which at one time seemed almost appalling, occurred between Fort. Dennison and…

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Fatal Accident

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 22 May 1914 · page 3

On Wednesday last Mr. J. D. McGirr, manager of the Bourke branch of Permowan, Wright and Co., succumbed to injuries which he received…

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Serious Accident at Blayney

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 22 May 1914 · page 8

Mr. George Reed, an employee at the Blayney freezing works, had a narrow escape from death last week. He was doing something in one of the…

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Train Cut in Two. New Zealand Railway Collision

The Wellington Times · Thursday 28 May 1914 · page 5

A sensational railway smash occurred near Whanguniarinau, N.Z., at 5 o'clock yesterday morning, when the main trunk express from Wellington to…

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Shocking Fatality

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 29 May 1914 · page 8

In Queen-street, Brisbane, a newsboy named Jordan was selling papers, when he attempted to get out of a tram car on the wrong side. He was…

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Nasty Accident

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 29 May 1914 · page 1

Whilst riding through one of his paddocks on Wednesday evening Mr. Carolan, of Beni, was, the victim of a nasty accident, which necessitated…

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Collision at Sea

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 2 June 1914 · page 3

A cablegram from Quebec gives brief particulars of a fearful marine disaster. It is stated that the steamer Empress of Ireland collided with the…

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Injured in a Driving Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 2 June 1914 · page 2

Mr., Alexander, District Works Architect, had a very narrow escape from serious injury the other day, and, as it was, sustained a number of bad…

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Two Men Badly Injured. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 2 June 1914 · page 2

An affray at Alexandria on Baturday night with broken bottles and a razor resulted in Prank Fitzjohn (60) being treated at Prince Alfred Hospital for a…

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General News. Girl's Serious Accident

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 2 June 1914 · page 3

Priseilla Lapsiah (1S) attempted to board a train at St. Leonards and fell between the carriage and platform. She was badly injured, her right leg…

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Another Railway Accident. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 2 June 1914 · page 2

Owing to the facing points being left open at Campbeltown yesterday, a goods, train crashed into a number of stationary carriages. The…

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