A man named William Thompson...

Newcastle Morning Herald, Friday k9th April, 1897.

On Wednesday a man named Wil-

liam Thompson, a mining contractor,

was proceeding from Mount Boppy

Hotel to Burra Burra copper mine

with three other gentlemen in a

double-seated buggy, when, owing to

a jolt, Thompson was thrown out and

received serious injuries. He was

taken to the Cobar Hospital and died

on the following morning. The de-

ceased was 47 years of age.

http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/136557161

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Dubbo Dispatch, Saturday, April 17th, 1897

DEATH IN THE COBAR HOSPITAL. —A man named

William Thompson, aged 30, was admitted to the

Cohar Hospital on the 6th inst., suffering from

severe injuries to his neck. He lingered till the

following day, when he died. An imquiry into the

cause of dentil elicited the information that on the

5th inst. the deceased left Cobar for the Burra

copper mine by train. Arriving at Mount Boppy.

The services of a buggy were brought into requi-

sition to complete the journey. When three miles

had been traversed, the buggy jolted over a stone,

and Thompson was thrown out on to his head.

He was taken back to Mount Boppy, and on the

following day was conveyed to the hospital, where

he died as stated. Deceased had for some years

been a resident of Cobar, where his wife and family

now reside.

http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/226750616

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