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Mid North Coast · Accidents

Accidents, 1902

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Railway Collision at Glasgow

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 4 September 1902 · page 4

A railway collision occurred at Charing Cross station, Glasgow. The cars were telescoped and 25 persona injured. A signal man his been arrested in connection with…

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Terrible Accident to a Driving Party. An Electric Car Runs Into a Carriage. Two Persons Killed. President Roosevelt Seriously Injured. London

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 6 September 1902 · page 5

PRESIDENT Roosevelt, accompanied by the Governor of Massachusetts and other gentlemen, started in a four-in-hand landau for a drive from Pittsfreed to Lennot…

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Accidents

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 6 September 1902 · page 6

Statistics show that in fifty-four cases out of a hundred the left log is stronger than the right. Further evidence of this fact is supplied…

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Collision. Sydney

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 10 September 1902 · page 3

The gunboat Crete was sunk by a German cruiser. The crew was drowned…

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Extraordinary Tram Accident. One Person Killed and 30 INJURED. London

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 10 September 1902 · page 2

AN extraordinary tram car accident has occurred at Glasgow. Owing to an accident tp the brake, a car rushed down, a hill on the wrong track,…

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Fatality in a Railway Tunnel. Eight Men Entombed. London

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 10 September 1902 · page 3

DURING the evacuation of the Great Western Hallway tunnel at Highwycombe, one hundred feet of it collapsed, and eight men were entombed…

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Sad Fatality

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 17 September 1902 · page 3

SHORTLY after noon on Sunday residents of Wingham were almost dumbfounded by the circulation of a report to the effect that Mrs. Geo Cross, jun.,…

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Shocking Fatality Near Wingham. a Lady's Sudden Death

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 17 September 1902 · page 3

THE residents of Wingham and the Upper Manning received a terrible shock on Sunday last, when it became known that a lady had been thrown from a buggy and killed…

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Floods in India. a Train Falls Into a River. 49 Persons Drowned. London

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 17 September 1902 · page 3

Floods have destroyed a bridge in India, precipitating the Madras-Bombay mail train into a river. Eight European passengers (including 4…

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Telegraphic. Sydney, Tuesday. A Boy Accidentally Shot

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 18 September 1902 · page 4

A boy named Foley, aged sixteen, has been killed instantaneously at Warren by the accidental discharge of a gun.,…

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Accidents

Macleay Argus · Saturday 20 September 1902 · page 9

On Friday of last week Master Leo Barrie, son of Mr. John Barrie, of Crescent Head, was thrown off a horse and broke his leg. Dr. Casement set…

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Railway Fatality. Sydney

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 24 September 1902 · page 3

A petty officer on board the Royal Arthur, named Wm. Robertson, was killed by a train last night…

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Terrible Burning Fatality

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 25 September 1902 · page 4

A terrible burning fatality occurred at Hickeys Creek on Friday last. Prom what as hare been able to learn it would appear that Mrs Perry, some with some of her…

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Shocking Burning Fatality

Macleay Argus · Saturday 27 September 1902 · page 12

A DREADFUL fatal burning accident occurred at Hickey's Creek on Saturday last, when Mrs. Perry, wife of Mr. Michael Perry, sen., lost her life. From particulars…

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Where Accidents Happen

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 27 September 1902 · page 2

According to the experience of the accident insurance companies about the safest place for a man to be is in a train or aboard an ocean…

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Where Accidents Happen

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 2 October 1902 · page 2

According to the experience of the accident [?]surance compab[?]es about the [?]fest place for a man to be is in a train or aboard an ocean…

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Shooking Shooting Fatality, Mr. George Schintler Shot Dead

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 8 October 1902 · page 2

The saddest and most melanoboly fatal accident that has ever fallen to our lot to chronicle happened shortly after 6 o'clock on September 30. Mr…

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Coaching Accident in the Bush

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 23 October 1902 · page 6

NEWS from Tarcoola states that a serious accident occurred to a mailcoach running between Port Augusta and Tarcoola About a mile and a half from Wilgena one of the…

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Train Collision on the North Shore Line

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 30 October 1902 · page 4

A collision has occurred between two passenger trains at Li nd field on the North Shore line. Both engines were telescoped. No one was killed, bat the fireman was…

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Accidents

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 30 October 1902 · page 4

A young man named Patterson met with a somewhat serious accident on Sunday evening last when riding a bicycle along Smith-street. A strong breeze was blowing down…

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