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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Accidents

Accidents, 1916

218 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 9 of 11

Two Brothers Drowned at Forbes

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 11 August 1916 · page 2

A double fatality occurred at Forbes on Monday last, when two young men, Albert and Charles Herbert, aged 20 and 21 years respectively, sons of Mr…

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Accident to the P.m

The Wellington Times · Monday 14 August 1916 · page 2

Word was received from the Dubbo C.P.S. (Mr. A. H. Cochrane) this, afternoon by Mr. H. M. Blackmore, that Mr. W.F. Robertson, P.M., had met…

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Mr. W. F. Robinson Injured

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 15 August 1916 · page 1

Mr. W. F. Robinson, Police Magistrate, met with a serious accident yesterday morning. While driving into town his horse shied, and ran the…

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Children's Eyes. Injured by "The Pictures."

Western Age · Tuesday 15 August 1916 · page 4

Kinema shows, it was stated at a meeting of the Bath Education Committee, were responsible for considerable expenditure on spectacles for the…

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Accident to Mr. w. F. ROBERTSON, P.M.

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 15 August 1916 · page 2

Whilst driving into town yesterday morning Mr. W. F Robertson, our popular P.M., met with a nasty accident, It appears that his horse shied…

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The Late Richard Jamleson a Fatal Collision

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 29 August 1916 · page 3

A death surrounded by sad circumstances occurred at Hopetoun Hospital on Sundey afternoon, when Mr. Richard Jamieson passed away from…

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Result of an Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 29 August 1916 · page 2

Mr. Art. Wheeler, of Newtown, a member of one of the Wheeler families, of Dubbo, underwent an operation in Sydney for an injury to one of…

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A Nasty Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 1 September 1916 · page 4

A painful accident befel a little son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Rich, sanitary manager for the local Municipal Council, on Sunday last. It appears that the…

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District News. (Continued from Pages 2). (From our own Correspondents). NARROMINE. [?]art Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 1 September 1916 · page 4

Mr. James Barnes sustained a fracture of the left wrist on Tuesday afternoon, through the animal he was thriving in Mrs. Bass's baker's cart…

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A Nasty Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 5 September 1916 · page 2

A rather painful accident happened to Mr. James McKiudlcy yesterday, at the residence of Mr. Edwards, near Eumungerie. It appears that Mr…

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A Railway Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 5 September 1916 · page 2

On Saturday night a man named Ernest Murray was brought to Dubbo by goods, train, suffering from injuries received, result of a railway…

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Terrible Burning Fatality

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 8 September 1916 · page 4

A fatal burning accident took place on Saturday night, the victim being a three-year-old daughter of Miss A[?]ma King. The mother and daughter lived…

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A Painful Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 8 September 1916 · page 4

Master Horace Beunett, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Bennett, of Molong, was jumping off a swing at his home one day last week, wnen a hanging…

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A Coolabah Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 8 September 1916 · page 4

Mrs. T. Hadlow's daughter Kittie, aged 8 years, met with an accident last Saturday. She was seated on a horse, which was being led by her…

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Fatality at Great Cobar

Western Age · Friday 15 September 1916 · page 3

A very sad fatality occurred at the Great Cobar mine yesterday morning, the victim being a timberman named Joseph Buckley, aged 52. It appears…

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Green Heather Injured

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 15 September 1916 · page 4

Mr. Jack Lynch's shapely racing mare Green Heather was rather seriously injured in the second last race on Monday, the Newcomers'…

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A Riding Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 19 September 1916 · page 2

On Saturday morning Miss Mildred Denniss, daughter of Mr. E. H. Denniss, hairdresser, of Macquarie-street, had a narrow escape from a…

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TRANGIE. Narrow Escape from Drowning

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 22 September 1916 · page 5

A rather sensational incident, attended with some humor, happened at the Cowal on Sunday morning last, when Mr. Dan, Daley, a well-known local…

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Accident at Railway

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 22 September 1916 · page 1

What railway men consider a miraculous escape from death occurred in the local yards this morning. Alick Perrin, who, it will be remembered,…

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Accident to a Shunter

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 22 September 1916 · page 2

Whilst engaged in shunting operations at the local railway station this morning Shunter W. Perrin met with a nasty accident by being jammed…

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