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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Accidents

Accidents, 1916

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District News. (From our own correspondents). NARROMINE. Bicycle Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 19 May 1916 · page 4

Mr. W. A. Mills, employed at the Massey-Harris Agency, met with a painful accident on Monday last. He was passing underneath the railway…

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Accident to Railway Employee

The Wellington Times · Monday 22 May 1916 · page 2

Late on Saturday night, William Buttress, a young railway employee of 13, met with a rather serious accident in the loco, yards. It appears that…

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Cycling Accident

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 23 May 1916 · page 1

Miss Bates, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Bates of North Dubbo is suffering with a fractured wrist and showing several facial abrasions. The…

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Railway Accidents

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 23 May 1916 · page 7

It used to be the pro[?]d privilege of Mr. Milne (now Commissioner) when he was district superi[?] that even minor mis[?]…

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A Soldier Injured

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 26 May 1916 · page 4

On Wednesday afternoon two of the trainess from the Military Camp were having a skylarking bout in Macquarie-street, when one of the men…

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School Boy Injured

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 26 May 1916 · page 6

Henry Gribble, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gribble, of Gurra Creek road, and a scholar is the infants' department of tho Gurra district school, met with a…

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Railway Man Seriously Injured

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 26 May 1916 · page 6

A serious railway accident occurred in the Mudgee railway yards on Saturday evening. A boilermaker named Thomas Frame (50), of Eekbank,…

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Serious Accident

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 26 May 1916 · page 1

While returning to Narromine, per motor lorry, on Wednesday evening, Messrs. Ivo Ilives, F. B. Colley, and Ken Ford, who had been down for the…

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Accident at the Bridge

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 26 May 1916 · page 1

It is often wondered why so many people declaim against motor cyclists. It is a pity, for the fast machine is a desirable modern invention. But it's…

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Accident to Railway Employee

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 26 May 1916 · page 6

A painful accident happened to a youth named William Buttress, a cleaner at the Wellington railway engine sheds. It appears the lad in…

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Serious Motor Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 26 May 1916 · page 4

Another motor accident of a rather serious character happened on Wednesday afternoon, about four miles from Dubbo on the Narromine road. Messrs…

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Accident Near the Bridge

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 26 May 1916 · page 4

Mr. and Mrs. E. Worthington, of West Dabbo, were the victims of a peculiar accident yesterday morning while they were driving into town. It…

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An Old Man Injured

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 30 May 1916 · page 2

Mr. A. McKeehnic, of Old Dubbo road, near the brewery, was the victim of a painful accident on Saturday night. It appeals that Mr…

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Serious Accident

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 2 June 1916 · page 2

One of the most popular publicans that ever entered for the Dubbo public was Mr. Geo. Gilbert, who was licensee of the Macquarie View for a number…

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A Painful Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 2 June 1916 · page 2

A man named James Heaydon met with a rather painful accident at Narromine on Wednesday. It appears that he was working at a sawmill,…

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Fatal Shooting Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 2 June 1916 · page 4

George Turner, son of Mr. G. Turner, maintenance man, residing at Borambil, Cassilis, was the victim of a rifle accident last week. A boundary rider…

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A Shunting Accident

The Wellington Times · Monday 5 June 1916 · page 2

A slight accident occurred at the Wellington railway station on Friday evening during some shunting operations. A number of empty trucks were…

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Accident to Mrs. Rivers

The Wellington Times · Thursday 8 June 1916 · page 4

Mrs. A. Rivers, of Farnham and mother of Mrs. Magner, of Wellington, met with a serious accident the other day. The old lady, who is 88 years…

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The War. Lord Kitchener Dead. Drowned at Sea. "Britain Mourns Her Hero" London, Tuesday night

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 9 June 1916 · page 4

The warship Hampshire has been mined or submarined off the West Orkneys. Lord Kitchener and his staff are on…

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Boy Seriously Injured

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 13 June 1916 · page 2

At Coonamble a boy nomed Michael Watson, aged 14 years, son of Mr. David Watson, of West Coonamble, was admitted to the hospital on…

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