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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Accidents

Accidents, 1916

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Serious Accident

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 31 March 1916 · page 4

A [?] accident befel an elderly man named G. W. Bush at Pennell's sawmill, at Coonamble, last Thursday. He stumbled against a…

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Three Men Injured

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 4 April 1916 · page 2

Three men sustained injuries while traveling in a train between Erskineville and Redfern on Saturday. Antonio Guerra and Harold Walker,…

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British Seaplane Found. Huns Heavy Losses. 45 Men Drowned. Italian Successes. Austrians Terrorised. London, April 1

The Western Herald · Wednesday 5 April 1916 · page 2

Danish fisherman found a British seaplane which participated in the Syitraid. The occupants surrendered. A Paris communique says the…

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Accident at Obley

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 7 April 1916 · page 7

Last week a young man [?]ed White, about 20 years of age, employed by Mr. T. Kerin, at Obley, met with a serious accident. He wits…

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Shocking Accident

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 7 April 1916 · page 7

A man named John Mckinaon (61), of Young, met with it shocking accident at Rocky Ponds, by falling from a railway bridge, on Saturday night…

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An Accident

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 7 April 1916 · page 4

An elderly man named Charles Palmer, a resident of Dubbo, met with an accident while working on a chaffeatter at (lougodery, near…

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Two Accidents

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 7 April 1916 · page 6

An elderly man named Charles Pa[?]mer, an old resident of Dubbo, had his left leg broken below the knee on Thursday of last week (says the…

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Accident at Bogan Gate

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 7 April 1916 · page 6

A Bogan Gate correspondent writes: —Master Ken. Rawson had the misfo[?]tune to meet with a rather serious accident whilst riding after horses before…

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Two Accidents at Tottenham

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 11 April 1916 · page 2

Two accidents recently happened at the Mt. Royal mine Tottenham. The first was that in which a young man named McCrne, which assisting to…

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Accident to a Lady Rider

The Wellington Times · Thursday 13 April 1916 · page 6

When getting ready for the lady's hack race, in which she was to ride for one of the entrants, Miss Elma Laurence, daughter of Mr. Laurence, of…

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Motor Cycle Accident

The Wellington Times · Thursday 13 April 1916 · page 6

Mr. and Mrs. Dave Spring had an exciting accident while returning from Orange yesterday. Mr. Spring was on his motor cycle, and Mrs. Spring was…

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Painful Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 18 April 1916 · page 2

Mr. Maurice A. Hearne, an employee at Orbell 's woodyard, met with a nasty accident a few days ago. He was doing gome wood-cutting at the circular…

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A Railway Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 18 April 1916 · page 2

On Friday afternoon an engine became detailed between Gulargambone and Coonamble, just prior to the mail train from Coonamble coming along…

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Riding Accident

The Wellington Times · Thursday 20 April 1916 · page 5

On Tuesday last Patrick Charles O'Rourke, a youth or between 10 and 17 years. of ago (son of Mrs. T. Lonergan, of Arthur-street, Wellington) died…

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Sulky Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 21 April 1916 · page 2

Returning home from Nyngan a few evenings ago, Mr, and Mrs. Massey Warren met with what might easil'y have resulted in a serious accident…

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Accident to Rev. C. S. Robertson

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 21 April 1916 · page 2

The Rev. C. S. Robertson-was thrown from his sulky whilst travelling to Fifield, in the Trundle district. The horse shied in the dark and struck a…

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Heavy Loss of Life in a Collision. London, Monday night

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 25 April 1916 · page 2

A Chinese cruiser (Hui Yung) collided in a fog with and sank the transport Hain Yu. Out of a total of 1000 soldiers and crew only 30 were saved…

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A Bicycle Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 25 April 1916 · page 2

Mr. Harold Donne, son of Mrs. Donne postmastress at Geurie had an unpleasant experience some days ago. He was cycling towards the river when his…

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Injured Foot

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 28 April 1916 · page 1

Mr. G. Annesley, blacksmith. Geurie, underwent first-aid treatment by Mr. E. Johnson the local stai[?] the other day. While he was shocing…

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A Riding Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 28 April 1916 · page 6

Mr. J. Hogan of Peak Hill, met with a serious accident last week. He was engaged to lift some sheep for Mr. W. McKeown and had mounted a horse…

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