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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Accidents

Accidents, 1915

228 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 9 of 12

Sulky Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 5 October 1915 · page 2

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The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 5 October 1915 · page 2

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A Boating Accident

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 8 October 1915 · page 4

Two men were fishing in a small boat off Little Reef, Manly, on Tuesday morning, when the boat capsized and one of the men being unable to…

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Crops Injured by Lighting

Western Age · Saturday 9 October 1915 · page 4

While everybody is familiar with the damage done by lightning to trees, little attention, has hitherto been paid to the effects of lightning stroke upon herbaceous plants. A…

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Result of an Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 12 October 1915 · page 2

Mrs. Waterford, the wife of Mr. D Waterford, of "Elerslie" Tooraweemah is at present in Sydney. under medical treatment. This lady had the…

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Accident to Mr. Flanagan

The Wellington Times · Thursday 14 October 1915 · page 6

On Tuesday afternoon Mr. H. H. A. Flanagan met with a rather painful accident while serving cordials to a business house. It seems that when he…

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An Injured Hand

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 19 October 1915 · page 2

Mr. W. J. Rea, of Wilkins and Kennedy's is at present nursing an injured hand. He was grinding a piece of iron at the emery wheel, when the iron…

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A Peculiar Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 19 October 1915 · page 2

A sleeper-cutter named Ryan was the victim of a peculiar accident on Sunday night. He went to bed at Catlin's Hotel, but no sooner had his head…

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Fatal Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 22 October 1915 · page 4

Mr. Jam's W. Prince lineman, attached to the Dubbo Eledrical Engineering Office. Was fatally injured at Eumungerie yesterday. Full…

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Accident to King George. SYDNEY

Western Age · Saturday 30 October 1915 · page 2

King George was thrown from a a horse and several bruised while inspecting the army in France; he had a fair night…

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Serious Accident

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 2 November 1915 · page 1
Also in The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate

Mr. Albert Williams, of Tomingley, sustained a serious accident through being thrown out of a sulky. He is an inmate of the Peak Hill Hospital…

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Bolting Fatality

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 5 November 1915 · page 4

A series of bolting accidents occurred' at Braidwood on Monday, resulting in Mrs. Styles receiving fatal injuries, and her husband being…

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Accident at Gular

Gilgandra Weekly · Friday 5 November 1915 · page 16

Mr George Simpson had the misfortune to be thrown from a horse at "New Gular" on Wednesday last. He sustained a number of nasty…

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A Shocking Accident

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 5 November 1915 · page 4

A shocking accident' occurred at Yanipy, Victoria, on Wednesday. John Coots was cutting barley with a reaper and binder, when one of his…

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Shooting Fatality

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 9 November 1915 · page 1

Last week a shooting accident occurred at Kincumber, near Gosford, the victim being Arnold Pickett, aged 14, a son of Mr. Walter Pickett,…

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Cycling Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 9 November 1915 · page 2

White having a motor cycle spin on the Show Ground track on Saturday. afternoon Mr. Perey Astley came to grief. His machine collided with the…

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A Bicycle Accident

The Wellington Times · Thursday 11 November 1915 · page 4

Mr. John Mills met with a painful accident on Thursday last while cycling into town from Mr. J. Zaaia's farm at Suntop. Coming down the…

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A Shocking Accident

Gilgandra Weekly · Friday 12 November 1915 · page 6

A shocking accident occurred at Yanipy, Victoria, recently. John Coots was cutting barley with a reaper and binder, when one of his…

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Burning Accident

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 12 November 1915 · page 4

Mr. Crawford, mechanic connected with the Dubbo branch of the telephone deportment, met with a painful accident at Narromine this week…

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