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New England · Accidents

Accidents, 1899

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Last Night's News. [By Telegraph.] [Through Our Special Agents.] Fatal Drowning Fatality. Sydney, Monday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 3 January 1899 · page 3

ROBERT MELLETT, 22, a member of the Salvation Army, was drowned whilst bathing at the ocean beach, Manly, this morning…

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Woman Drowned

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 7 January 1899 · page 3

An unknown woman fell off a Manly boat last night. The body was recovered this morning…

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An Arnoliffe Fatality

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 7 January 1899 · page 4

Grace Thackeray aged 6'wae killed-to-day at Arncliff by being run down by a railway engine…

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Fatality at Manilla. Sad End of a Chemist

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 7 January 1899 · page 2

A melancholy accident, unhappily attended with fatal results, ooourred at Manilla on Monday, the occuirence being intimately connected with the…

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Fatal Accident

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 10 January 1899 · page 2

The jockey, G Durston, who was injured at the Newcastle races on Thursday last, died in the local hospital last night. The other jockey. A. Tuite. who was also…

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Fatal Accident

The Warialda Watchman · Thursday 12 January 1899 · page 4

A MELANCHOLLY accident unhappily attended with fatal results, occurred at Manilla on Monday week, the occurrence being intimately connected with…

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Frightful Fatality

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 18 January 1899 · page 2

A shocking fatality occurred near Forbes yesterday. A man named Mylechorane, while riding a horse was dashed against a tree, hie neck…

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A Horrible Accident

The Warialda Watchman · Thursday 19 January 1899 · page 2

A MAN named John Hill was killed excavating earth at Bingara on Friday. A large mass of earth, weighing nearly half a ton, fell upon the lowest…

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Suicide of Accident

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 21 January 1899 · page 4

A body found floating in Neutral Bay yesterday has been identified as James Pinkerton, a recent arrival from England…

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Yesterday's News. [By Telegraph.] [Through Our Special Agents.] Cycling Fatality. Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 24 January 1899 · page 5

J. SOMERVILLE, who was injured at the cycling sports on Thursday night, died this morning…

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Terrible Fatality. a Woman Therown From a Buggy. the Body Attacked by Pigs

The Inverell Argus · Tuesday 24 January 1899 · page 2

A fatality of a peculiarly painful character has been reported from Tingha. It appears that a Mrs. Patrick Bourke was driving in her buggy with to children on Sunday…

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Our Wires. (Per Greville's Telegram Company) Sydney. Monday, 12.20 a.m. Cycling Fatality

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 24 January 1899 · page 3

J. SOMMERVILLE, who was injured at the cycling sports on Thursday night, died this morning…

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Shooting Fatality

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 25 January 1899 · page 4

Joseph Smith a publican at Nymagee was accidently shot through the knee yesternight and died two hours after the occurrence…

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A Tingha Tragedy. Fearful Fatality, A Woman Devonred by Swine

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 25 January 1899 · page 2

An appalling accident, attended with horrifying details, happened on Sunday afternoon, whereby Mrs. Bourke, the wife of a farmer residing at New Valley, near Tingha…

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Fatal Accident

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 25 January 1899 · page 5

A fatal and sad accident befel a woman named Mrs P. Bourke, wife of a resident of New Valley, about 10 miles the other side of Tingha, on Sunday last. Form particulars to…

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Cycling Accident

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 25 January 1899 · page 2

Another serious cycling accident occurred this morning to a builder named James Branch. He was riging along the Parra matta road when the handle bar of his…

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A Terrible Fatality

The Warialda Watchman · Thursday 26 January 1899 · page 2

A FATALITY of a peculiarly painful character has (says our Inverell exchanges) been reported from Tingha. From particulars to hand, it appears…

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The Tingha Fatality

The Inverell Argus · Friday 27 January 1899 · page 2

Some farther particulars have come to hand of this terrible occurrence. It appears that Mrs. Bourke and her two children, a girl aged 7 and a boy aged 5, had bees paying a visit…

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Fearful Fatality. a Women Devoured by Swine

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 27 January 1899 · page 2

AN appalling accident, attended with horrifying details, happened on Sunday afternoon, whereby Mrs. Bourke, the wife of a farmer residing at New Valle, near Tingha, lost her life, says…

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Terrible Fatality

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 1 February 1899 · page 2

While the mail coach from Tares was travelling about five miles from Kew this morning, a tree blew across it killing the driver, Robert Lewis instantly. George…

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