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New England · Accidents

Accidents, 1897

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Cycling Fatality. Sydney, Thursday Afternoon

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 1 January 1897 · page 5

MR. ARCHIBALD ANDERSON, clerk in the Income Tax office, died yesterday from injuries he received through falling off his bicycle…

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Diving Accident. Sydney, Thursday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 1 January 1897 · page 5

A TERBTBLE diving accident occurred this afternoon at the Fig Tree Baths, Domain. Alfred Thompson, aged 22, labourer, residing at Palmer-street, accidentally dived…

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Collision of Steamers. Damage to Vessels

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 6 January 1897 · page 2

The steamers Indianapolis and Doredale collided at the Newcastle dy[?]e to-day. Both vessels, and tbe wharf and craues were considerably…

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Traffic Inspector Injured. Sydney, Thursday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 8 January 1897 · page 5

MR. A. CROW, aged 34, traffic inspector of the railway, residing at Petersham, was found this morning in an unconscious condition between Eveleigh and Redfern…

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Latest Up to Publication. Sydney, Thursday, 3.29 P.m. Mysterious Accident

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 8 January 1897 · page 3

Mr. Adrian Crow, 34 years of age, Traffic Inspector of Railways, was found to-day in an unconscious condition between Everleigh and Redfern Station. He was taken to the…

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Accident on the Train

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 9 January 1897 · page 7

A narrow escape from a sudden and frightful death was experienced on Friday night by Frank M'Donald, mail guard on the train which passes…

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Buggy Accident. Melbourne

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 January 1897 · page 5

MRS. SILAS HARDING, of Bundella station, was killed on Saturday by being thrown from a buggy…

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Melbourne. Accident

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 January 1897 · page 3

Mrs. Silas Harding, of Dunkelle Station, was killed on Saturday by being thrown from her buggy…

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Three Brothers Drowned

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 15 January 1897 · page 2

THE Sydney papers report a sad occurrence, which took place at Enfield on Tuesday evening when three brothers named Kerslake, aged 8. 10 and 14 respectively, lost their lives by drowning…

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Fatal Accident

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 15 January 1897 · page 3

A fatal accident occurred at the Eleanora mine, Hillgrove, this morning. A miner named Albert Goodwin was at work at the bottom of the shaft, when a piece of skidding…

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Death in Sydney. a Lift Accident

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 16 January 1897 · page 4

Mr. Joseph Leeds, the well-known stock and station agent, of Sydney, fell down a lift well at Camden Buildings, where his office is situated,…

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Fatal Accident. Brisbane, Monday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 19 January 1897 · page 5

A FATAL accident occurred this morning on board the steamer Warrigo. A fireman named James Lynch was engaged in removing an obstruction in a…

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The Fatal Accident to Albert Goodwin

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 19 January 1897 · page 2

IN our last issue we briefly stated that a shocking accident had befallen Albert Goodwin, whereby he had met his death on Thursday last whilst working in a mine at Hillgrove. We are now…

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Yesterday's News. [Through Our Special Agents.] [By Telegraph.] Railway Fatality. Sydney, Monday Afternoon

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 26 January 1897 · page 5

ON Saturday night a fettler named Michael M'Caffrey was run over and killed by a train whilst riding a railway tricycle from Wollongong to Fairy Meadow…

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Accidental Poisoning. New Zealand

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 26 January 1897 · page 5

TWO women and five children at Hawera were accidentally poisoned owing to the using of meal mixed with arsenic for the purpose of destroying rats…

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Railway Collision

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 2 February 1897 · page 3

A terrible railway collision occurred at Redfern a little before 9 o"clock this morning. The scene is close to where the former accident happened. The train to Homebush…

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The Railway Accident. Rfport of Inquiry

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 3 February 1897 · page 2

The report of the Departmental inquiry into the cause of the railway collision at Redforu yesterday has been handed to the Commissioners…

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Drowned. Sydney, Thursday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 5 February 1897 · page 5

HENRY BRITTEN, aged 19, was seized with a fit whilst sitting on the wharf at Pyrmont this morning, and falling into the water was drowned…

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The Redfern Railway Collision. Sydney, Thursday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 5 February 1897 · page 5

IN connection with the railway collision at Redfern on Monday last, the driver of the Homebush train, who was held responsible for the accident, has been reduced to the…

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Cablegrams Sydney. Friday. More About Butler. a Spirit of Bravado. Admissions Made. Lee Welder's Effects. Accidentally Shot

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 6 February 1897 · page 4

Butler is exhibiting a spirit of great bravado. He has posed for several American newspaper artists…

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