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New England · Accidents

Accidents, 1899

194 stories in New England's papers · page 3 of 10

Shooting Fatality

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 11 March 1899 · page 5

James Harrington, one of the victims in the Kiandra shooting case died to-day…

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Disastrous Railway Collision. New Zealand

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 14 March 1899 · page 5

A DISASTROUS railway accident occurred on Saturday. The annual pic-nic of the Islington Freezing Works was to take place,…

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Terrible Fatality

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 15 March 1899 · page 3

A terrible fatality has occurred at Upper Tambo, Victoria. Several men were beating out bush fires, when a tree fell upon a mannamed Edmund H'Gollan. The trunk slowly…

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Drowned in the Harbour. Sudney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 17 March 1899 · page 5

THE body of a man named Alleyn Wilson was found in the harbour yesterday. He had been in the employ of…

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A Drowning Fatality

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 18 March 1899 · page 3

Frederick Macdonald, employed as telegraph officer at Hobart, was drowned yesterday through the swamping of a punt. A companion named Heig…

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Phaeton Accident

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 21 March 1899 · page 2

Mr. Stephen Eddy, a resident of Marrickville, was thrown out of his phaeton, on Randwick road, on Saturday afternoon, and died yesterday from injuries received…

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Shocking Fatality

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 22 March 1899 · page 3

An unknown man was run over and shookingly mutilated by a tram at Marrickville, yesternight. Death was instantaneous…

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A New Zealand Fatality

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 22 March 1899 · page 3

Three men named John Darroch, William Turner, and Ferdinand Holm, were drowned in Wellington Harbour, yesterdey through the capslzing of the yacht "Irene."…

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Railway Fatality

The Inverell Argus · Friday 24 March 1899 · page 2

A boy named Richard Brown, while playing with some other boys, accidentally got on the line near St. Peters, yesterday and was struck by a…

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Our Special Cables. [Reuter's Service.—copyright.] Accident to Madame Melba. London

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 24 March 1899 · page 5

A BRONZE statue fell on Madame Melba, who was in a drawing-room, the result being that the great cantatrice was rendered insensible for a…

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Fatal Railway Accident. Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 24 March 1899 · page 5

A BOY named Richard Brown, while playing with other lads, got on the railway line near St. Peter's yesterday, and, being struck by a passing…

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Accident

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 24 March 1899 · page 2

Madame Melba was rendered unconscious on Tuesday through a bronze statue falling upon her in a San Francisco drawing room…

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The Fitzroy Falls Accident. Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 28 March 1899 · page 5

THe Rev. G. A. Gordon, Presbyterian clergyman, who met with a serious accident at Fitzroy Falls some days ago, has recovered consciousness…

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A Jumping Accident. Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 31 March 1899 · page 5

DURING a horse jumping contest at the Royal show yesterday, Duchess fell and broke her neck…

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Railway Accident

The Inverell Argus · Tuesday 4 April 1899 · page 2

A railway accident happened between Woy Woy and Gosford yesterday morning to a goods train. An axle of a coil waggon broke and three…

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Cricket Accident

The Inverell Argus · Tuesday 4 April 1899 · page 2

During a cricket match at Grafton on Saturday, Bell, a Sydney player, had his arm broken by a fast ball, but continued batting one-handed…

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Railway Accident. Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 4 April 1899 · page 5

A railway accident occurred between Woy Woy and Gosford yesterday morning. A goods train was proceeding along, when an axle of a coal…

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A Melbourne Fatality

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 5 April 1899 · page 3

A man named William Morfessie fell into a pit of mud at Melbourne yesterday, and was suffocated before the arrival of asstance…

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Awful Accident

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 5 April 1899 · page 3

Three men were fearfully burned at the Great Cobar mine yesterday, by the bursting of the water jacket…

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Accidentally Shot

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 5 April 1899 · page 3

A boy named Darwin, aged 12 years accidentally shot his brother, aged seven. at Ashborne, Sooth Austrilia, yesterday. The victim is dead…

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