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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Accidents

Accidents, 1914

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Local and General Warren Resident Injured

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 14 April 1914 · page 1

John Kendall (45), a resident of Warren, fell from a tram in Sydney on Sunday, and sustained a fractured skull. He is not expected to recover…

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Serious Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 14 April 1914 · page 2

Mr. Norman Smithers, of Gilgandra, met with a serious accident last week. He had climbed on to the branch of a tree to locate a fire. Having done…

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Pea Rifle Accident

The Wellington Times · Monday 20 April 1914 · page 2

A lad named Alex. Stevenson, 16 of age, son of Mr J. Stevenson, of Orange, met with a serious accident on Friday afternoon at Windorah He was…

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Railway Fatality

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 21 April 1914 · page 2

Henry Cheekett, a fottler, was run down by the down Bourke mail near Orange on Saturday morning and killed. The train was an hour late; hence…

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Railway Accident Averted. Passengers' Narrow Escape

The Cobar Herald · Tuesday 21 April 1914 · page 3

A carriage on the Cooma mail was derailed and dragged a distance of two miles. The train became disjointed, and several carriage[?]…

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Railway Accident

The Cobar Herald · Tuesday 21 April 1914 · page 3

Several waggons of a cattle train were derailed near Mungar, Qld. Four were smashed up, while two others were thrown over a bridge…

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Accident to Horsebreaker

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 21 April 1914 · page 1

"Snowy" Thomson one of the best buck-jump riders of the district, mounted a young horse on the river flat in the vicinity of Hell's yards on…

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Sulky Accident

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 21 April 1914 · page 1

Accompanied by hor husband and young son, Mrs. E. Ryan, of Beni, was driving into town on Wednesday last when an accident occurred which…

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Railway Fatality

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 24 April 1914 · page 3

A shocking fatality occurred on Saturday morning on the railway line [?] Huntley, when Henry Cheekett, a fettler, was killed. He was on a tricycle…

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Three Parsons Drowned. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 24 April 1914 · page 4

Ther steamer Huon, 730 tons, with a cargo of fruit from Channel ports to Hobart, foundered in D'Etre Casteaux Channal yesterday afternoon. Of…

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Fatality at Mount Boppy Gold Mine. W. J. Nicolls the Victim

The Cobar Herald · Friday 24 April 1914 · page 5

An accident occiued at the Mount Boppy Gold Mine on Wednesday morning, which resulted In the death of W. J. Nicolls, a miner…

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Railway Accidents in America

The Cobar Herald · Friday 24 April 1914 · page 2

During the first quartor of 1913, 158 persons were killed and 3,C28 were injurod in train accidents. In othor than train accidents, including accidents to…

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Pea Rifle Accident

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 24 April 1914 · page 6

Master Thomas Seanlon, the twelve-year-old son of Mr. Scan[?]n, station master at Forbers shot himself through the left wrist on Monday morning…

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Pea Rifle Accident

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 24 April 1914 · page 2

Master Cecil Jacobs, the 12-year-old son of the head master of the Mudgee District School, was, the victim of a painful accident last week. He was…

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Serious Rifle Accident

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 24 April 1914 · page 2

A serious pen-rifle accident befel Master Alick Stevenson, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Stevenson, of Orange, on Friday last. The lad wan rabbit…

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A Painful Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 24 April 1914 · page 6

Mr. G. Irving, of Bundilla, has returned to Warren, after spending the holidays in Sydney. Mr. Irving met with a painful accident at the Royal…

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Railway Accidents in America

The Western Herald · Saturday 25 April 1914 · page 2

During the first quarter of 1913, 158 persons were killed and 3,628 were injured in train accidents. In other than train accidents, including accidents to…

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Bathing Fatality

The Cobar Herald · Tuesday 28 April 1914 · page 3

While several young ladies were bathing at Maroubra on Saturday; one of them, named Annie Millar, I was carried out by an undertow…

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The Canbelego Fatality. the Inquest

The Cobar Herald · Tuesday 28 April 1914 · page 3

In connection with the sad death of the man William Joseph Nicolls, which occurred at Mt. Boppy gold mine on Wednesday morning, an…

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A Geurie Accident

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 28 April 1914 · page 1

While Mr. Toynton, of Geurie, was feeding horses last week one of them kicked him, breaking several of his ribs. Only recently Mr. Toynton was…

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