General News Peculiar Fatality
An extraordinary pen-rifle accident occurred at Perthville, near Bathurst, on Saturday as a result of which William Charles Fenton (34) a…
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Accidents, 1916
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Gun Accident
Mr. M. Cox, of Breelong, is at present an inmate of the "Idaleigh" private hospital suffering from a gunshot wound in the leg. On Boxing…
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As the result of a railway accident on Tuesday night of list week, two old residents of Narrorine, Thomas Tapp and Michael Burke, had a…
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Master Bob Brooks, son of Mr. J. H. Brooks, of "Glenbrook," was the victim of a shooting accident on Christmas afternoon. He was one of a party…
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Albert Herman, residing at Enmore, employed as a clerk in the firm of W. S. Friend, met with a gun accident at Nowra. He and his son were out…
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Two goods trains collided at Clyde on Saturday morning. One train was shunting, and through some oversight the engine had not been coupled, so…
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A fireman on a goods train which left Orange on Thursday morning last, S. Lemon, was severely scalded through the bursting of a pipe on the…
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Whilst working on a building which is in course of erection for Messrs. Barrie and Henrickson, at Boomley, Mr. Les. Bungate, of Newtown, Dubbo,…
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The Cape Helles positions, the only territory held by the Allies in Gallipoli after the evacuation of, Anzac and Suvla, have in turn been vacated…
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Two trams collided at Rose Bay last night. Several passengers were injured by broken glass…
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John Webster, employed on the Nimitybelle railway extension works, recently met with a peculiar accident. He had a dynamite cap, and apparently…
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On Tuesday of last week a young amn named [?] Coleman fell from a t[?] at Hermiddle and had his thigh [?] broken. He was taken to the…
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Mr. J. S. Fisher, overseer of Corongn Peak, Bourke, met with a very severe and painful accident the other morning After attending to some…
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An [?] of a somewhat peculiar had at the [?] serious nature occurred on the [?] between Bathurst and Orange. in consequence of which…
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A painful sensation was felt in town on Friday afternoon when it became known one of the telegraphic linesmen had been drowned in the…
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Samuel Stewart (38), a telephone linesman, was drowned at Wellington on Saturday. He was in the act of swimming across the Macquarie River…
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A sad drowning fatality occurred at Wallington on Friday afternoon last, when a telegraph linesman, Samuel Stewart, lost his life while crossing…
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About noon to-day a team of eight horses, which are said to be the property of Mr. C. A. Bennett, of "Wirribilln," Obley Road, Whilst being driven…
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Richard Horton, a teamster, was admitted to the District Hospital to-day suffering from injuring to his feet sustained in an accident with his team…
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Whilst returning home from the Eumungeric railway yard, after delivering a load of wheat, Mr. Harry [?] had the misfortune to meet [?]…
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