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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Accidents

Accidents, 1915

228 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 12 of 12

A Shocking Accident

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 17 December 1915 · page 2

A young man named Patrick O'Reilly, of Waterview, near Forbes, met with a painful accident on Saturday. Whilst attending to a harvester his…

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Accident to Mr. Lynch

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 17 December 1915 · page 6

Mr. John Lynch, member for Werriwa, had a painful experience of the dangers of chopping wood. He appends to have beep so employed at his home…

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Accident to the Matron

The Wellington Times · Monday 20 December 1915 · page 2

While Mr. C. H. Taylor, secretary of the Wellington Hospital, was driving the matron and her sister, Miss Winifred Locke, into town this morning in…

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Shooting Fatality

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 24 December 1915 · page 4

Two bids (brothers) went cat shouting at Wahroonga on Monday night, and after they returned to their resilience they met another. lad named…

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Shooting Fatality

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 24 December 1915 · page 5

A tragedy occurred at the North Queensland Hotel, Charters Towers, in which Florence Ruth May (10), a waitress, wan shot dead, and Bert Williams…

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A Peculiar Accident

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 24 December 1915 · page 4

John Webster, employed on the Nimitybelie railway extension works, met with a peculiar accident. He had a dynamite cap, and apparently…

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An Accident

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 24 December 1915 · page 4

Mr. S. Taylor, of the Wellington District Hospital, was driving in a sulley with the matron and her sister, when the horse took fright, and all…

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Accident to Mr. D. W. Cox

The Wellington Times · Thursday 30 December 1915 · page 4

While Mr. D. W. Cox, of Wuuluman, was driving home on Tuesday afternoon from the town, he met with an accident at the top of Warne street…

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