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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Accidents

Accidents, 1914

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Strange Accident in Bush

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 9 January 1914 · page 8

During the holidays a peculiar burning accident happened near Marrangaroo. Two residents, Charles and William Lewis, drove from their home…

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Accidentally Shot

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 9 January 1914 · page 6

A young man named Webster, while shooting rabbits at Glendonbrook, in the Singleton district, was accidentally shot by a companion who was out with…

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Serious Coaching Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 9 January 1914 · page 4

While the Sunny Corner mail coach was travelling down a steep hill near Green Swamp on Tuesday, the failure of the brakes caused the horses to…

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Accident at Tooraweenah

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 9 January 1914 · page 4

Charles Fischer, an Englishman, who was employed by Mr. Woodley, butcher, was bringing meat from the slaughter house, and when coming…

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Drowning Accident at Narromine. Bert. Siemsen's Sad Death

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 13 January 1914 · page 2

We regret to announce the death by drowning of Mr. Herbert Siemsen, the 15-year-old son of Mr. C. H. Siemsen, of [?]. The circumstances…

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Burning Accident

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 13 January 1914 · page 1

A peculiar burning accident befel Mr. E Sutton, of Dolroy, last week. Whilst oat riding he inadvertently placed a lighted pipe in his pocket…

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A Bush Fire Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 13 January 1914 · page 2

A man named Taylor, employed by Mr. Dugan, of [?], met with a painful accident [?] fire fighting on Mr. Richardson's property, the other…

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Toy Gun Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 13 January 1914 · page 2

Winnie Curran, daughter of Mr. Chas. Curran, of Orange, was playing with some children on Sunday when a stone from a toy gun being handled…

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Boy Drowned

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 16 January 1914 · page 3

Herbert Sidney Slemmson, 15, son of Mr. C. H. Slemmson, of Burroway, Narromine, was drowned on Friday. The accident occurred near the boy's…

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From Our Ekchanges. Resoue From Drowning

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 16 January 1914 · page 6

Mr. Benjamin St[?]bbes.a railway emPloyee at Wellington, while bathing in the river, got into difficulties. He bad crossed to the opposite bank with…

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Accident on a Racecourse

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 16 January 1914 · page 3

At the picnic races at Shooter's Hill (near Lithgow) on Tuesday an accident occurred to Willie Dennis, of B[?]rragorang. At the finish of the…

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Nasty Harvesting Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 16 January 1914 · page 6

Mr. J. Turner, of Forbes, and his son, Cecil, were barvesting at Inchgower, when Young Turner met with a serious accident. As the lad was…

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Fatal Accident at Gt. Cobar. Albert Luff Killed

The Cobar Herald · Tuesday 20 January 1914 · page 3

Quite a consternation was caused in Cobar on Monday (yesterday) when it was reported that Mr. Albert Luff had been so seriously…

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A Chapter of Accidents

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 20 January 1914 · page 2

A series of accidents is reported from Bogan Gate. A team of horses belonging to Mr. J. Collier took fright at a passing motor car, and, running…

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Injured Sight

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 23 January 1914 · page 4

Troubles generally come in crops, or at least fatalists believe so. Be that as it may, the fates have lately been adverse to Mr. Dan Munro the…

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Fatality at Mount Boppy

The Cobar Herald · Friday 23 January 1914 · page 5

Monday seemed to be a fateful day. In addition to the fatality at Great Cobar, another occurred at Mount Boppy Gold Mine, when a…

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Another Fatal Accident at Canbelego

The Cobar Herald · Friday 23 January 1914 · page 5

It is our painful duty to report another fatal accident at Canbelego. On Tuesday a man named Stephens was found dead in a stope. From…

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News from Everywhere Motor Car Accident

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 23 January 1914 · page 2

In rounding a sharp curve on the Rocks Hill, near Bathurst, on Friday, a motor car, in which were seated Messrs. Millgate and Robi[?]s, of…

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A Motor Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 23 January 1914 · page 6

In rounding a sharp curve when descending the Rocks Hill, between Orange and Bathurst, shortly after 1 o'clock on Friday, a motor car, in…

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