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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Accidents

Accidents, 1914

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Accident to a Policeman

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

Constable Duncan, of Bogan Gate, is at present an inmate of the Parkes Hospital, whither he was taken last week in consequence of injuries…

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A Disastrous Collision. 600 People Drowned. 350 Survivors. (By Telegraph.) Sydney, May 30

The Western Herald · Wednesday 3 June 1914 · page 3

A collision occurred between the steamer Empress of Ireland and a collier in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Both vessels sank. It is believed 600…

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The Latest. 962 DROWNED. 405 Saved. a Terrific Explosion. June 2

The Western Herald · Wednesday 3 June 1914 · page 3

Only 20 out of 140 Salvationists who were on board, were saved. Philip Lawler, a steerage passenger, asserts that an explosion really caused…

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Another Train Collision

The Wellington Times · Thursday 4 June 1914 · page 2

A railway collision occurred at Campbelltown on Monday morning, when a goods train run into a number of stationary carriages on a siding, causing…

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Motor Car and Cycle. After a Collision

The Wellington Times · Thursday 4 June 1914 · page 5

At the District Court yesterday, before Judge Scholes, Arthur Kee Chong, a shopman employed at Fong Lee and Co's, sued George Gray Wilkins to…

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Another Train Collision

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 5 June 1914 · page 5

A railway collision occurred at Campbolltown on Monday morning, when a goods train ran into a number of stationary carriages on a siding,…

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Airman Injured. "Wizard" Stone's Mishap

The Cobar Herald · Friday 5 June 1914 · page 5

"Wizad" Stone, who was to have made his first flight from Melbourne to Sydney on Saturday, met with a sensational accident on…

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Burning Accident

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 5 June 1914 · page 1

Marjorie Willingham, 10 months old, was left by her mother in bed at Granville nursing a Teddy Bear on Thursday morning. About 10 minutes…

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Riding Accident at Ponto

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 5 June 1914 · page 4

Mr. Kennedy, of Ponto, was the victim of a nasty riding accident a few days ago. It appears that his horse, becoming alarmed, made a sudden dash…

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Riding Accident

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 9 June 1914 · page 1

Master Norman Delaney, 13 years of age, a son of Mr. Delaney, care taken at the Empire Hall. Dubbo, met with a serious accident on…

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A Boy's Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 12 June 1914 · page 6

Through colliding with some sheep on his father's property, near Canowinbra the 13-year-old son of Mr. A. H. Conroy, M.P., was thrown to the…

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Accident at a Crossing

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 12 June 1914 · page 4

Mr. Fred Colbran, of Eumungerie, met with n painful accident near the Darling-street crossing on Wednesday evening. He was driving home…

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First Aid to the Injured

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 16 June 1914 · page 2

Accidents are common in every household, and it is necessarly to be ready for such emergencies. A bottle Of Dr. Sheldon's Magnetic Liniment…

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A Cumnook Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 16 June 1914 · page 2

Mrs. Durr, a veteran Cumnock Indy, was thrown out of a sulky through the wheel going into a rut. The wheel passed over her erchest, and fractured…

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Fatality at Great Cobar

The Cobar Herald · Friday 19 June 1914 · page 5

On Monday last a fatality occurred at Great Cobar. It appears that a man named, Arthur Richard Henwood, engaged as pass…

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Fatal Motor Accident. Car Goes Over an Embankment. Woman's Terrible Injuries

The Cobar Herald · Friday 19 June 1914 · page 3

While travelling down a cutting on the road between Armidale and Bellinger on Saturday afternoon a motor car frightened a horse…

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A Painful Accident

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 19 June 1914 · page 6

While standing by a fire in singleton District Hospital, Nurse Yates' clothing became ignited, and, fortunately, she had the presence of mind to…

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Great Cobar Fatality

The Cobar Herald · Tuesday 23 June 1914 · page 3

On Thursday afternoon Mr. N. Morrison, Coroner, held an inquest into the cause of death of Arthur Richard Henwood, whose body was…

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Another Driving Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 23 June 1914 · page 2

Miss Godwin, daughter of Mr. W. H. Godwin, and a lady friend had an alarming experience on Friday afternoon. They were driving home to…

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A Cobar Fatality

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 26 June 1914 · page 2

A fatality occurred at tho Great Cobar Copper Mine last week, the victim being Arthur Richard Kenwood, who was engaged as pass inspector…

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