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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Accidents

Accidents, 1916

218 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 8 of 11

Riding Accident

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 13 June 1916 · page 1

A serious accident happened at the Gular Carnival. Mr. Peter Ferguson's mure fell in taking a hurdle, aud Mr. "Cutey" Ferguson, the rider, was…

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A Painful Accident

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

Mr. A. Debney, of Collie, was the victim of a painful accident recently. He was in the act of cutting a limb from a log, when the axe he was using…

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A Sulky Accident

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

Mr. Harry Warren was the victim of an unfortunate driving accident a few evenings ago, when returning to his home at Coonamble for the week…

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Valuable Mare Drowned

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 20 June 1916 · page 2

Mr. W. Stickles, of Tarramungamine, had the misfortune to lose a valuable mare in the "fresh" which came down the Macquarie last week. The mare…

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Accident to a Child

The Wellington Times · Thursday 22 June 1916 · page 6

On Tuesday afternoon a boy named Freestone met with an accident through falling off a lorry in Arthur-street, and the wonder is that the little fellow…

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A Serious Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 23 June 1916 · page 6

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 of…

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A Painful Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 27 June 1916 · page 2

Mr. Sleeman, a Boomley Sleeper. cutter, met with a very pailnful accident a few days ago. He was using a squaring adze, when a piece of steel…

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Serious Accident

The Western Herald · Wednesday 28 June 1916 · page 2

On Thursday last, Mr. F. F. Tidmarsh, the well-known soap manufacturer, met with a serious accident which occasioned his removal to the…

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Mr & Mrs. Field Injured

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 30 June 1916 · page 1

Mr and Mrs. J. Field sustained injuries on Tuesday evening and are still confined to their rooms. Accompanied by their daughter-in-law (Mrs…

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Railway Inspectors Injured

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

Messrs. J. Hutchison and Pitstock, inspectors of the Railway Department, were injured on Tuesday evening. Both gentlemen were returning to…

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[?] [?]Cle Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 7 July 1916 · page 4

[?] [?] [?] Messrs. Pitstock [?] [?] [?] and Hutchinson [?] [?] [?] of the Railway De[?] [?] [?] motoring from…

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A Remarkable Accident

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

Mr. G. Cockbourne, of the Glen Innes district, met with a serious accident the other day. It appears that he was sewing a potato bag, when the twine…

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A Nasty Accident

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

Yesterday afternoon Mr. B. Pleydell, of Dubbo, was the victim of a nasty cycling accident. It appears that he was out for a ride on a bicycle, when…

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A Peculiar Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 14 July 1916 · page 4

Mrs. G. L. Keighran, of the Oddfellows' Hall, Church-street, had a narrow escape from a serious accident on Wednesday. The old lady was…

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Motor Car Accident SYDNEY

Western Age · Friday 21 July 1916 · page 2

A motor our driven by John Spin with his wife and child skidded while passing a timber load on the approach to Darebin creek, Alpington, Victoria…

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A Peculiar Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 21 July 1916 · page 6

Mrs. Dan Carty, of Grega, and formerly of Orange, met with a very painful accidcnt recently. She was engaged in crocheting a table-centre,…

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Motor Car Accident. MR. E. J. Saunders Injured

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

On Saturday afternoon last Mr. E. J. Saunders, the well-known stock and station agent at Wongarbon, met with a motor car accident, which has laid…

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A Shocking Accident

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

A shocking accident occurred on Friday afternoon last to a seaman named Jenkins, employed on the North Coast Shipping Company's Pulganbar…

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Accident to a Boy

The Wellington Times · Monday 31 July 1916 · page 2

While William Fitzsimmons, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Fitzsimmons, of Farnham, was endeavoring to mount a horse yesterday, he fell and sustained a…

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A Nasty Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 4 August 1916 · page 4

Mr. W. Hilliard, an employee of the firm of Wilson, de Lauret and Co., was the victim of a nasty accident near the trucking yards on Wednesday last…

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