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New England · Accidents

Accidents, 1899

194 stories in New England's papers · page 6 of 10

Coach Accident

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 1 July 1899 · page 2
Also in The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record

At about 1 o'clock on Sunday morning the driver of the mail coach from: Inverell to Bundana met with what might have been a very serious…

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Twelve Excursionists Drowned. London

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

A BOATING accident at Pullheli, Wales, occurred, 12 Sunday school excursionists being drowned…

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Injured Cricketers. London

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

HILL undergoes a slight operation for a small growth in the nose, and he will be absent from the team to obtain complete rest…

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Railway Collision

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 5 July 1899 · page 3

Two goods trains collided with ande excursion train in Cheshire, (Eng.) Fifty coaches and waggons were wrecked code number of passengers injured but none…

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A Terrible Accident. Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 7 July 1899 · page 5

A TERRIBLE accident occurred at Beid's saw mills on the Orara river, hear Grafton. A workman, aged 60, whose name has not transpired, was engaged at the saw-pit,…

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Fearful Accident

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 7 July 1899 · page 3

A terrible accident has occurred at Reid's sawmills, Orara River, near Grafton. A workman, aged 60, whose name has not yet transpired, was engaged at the saw pit, when his…

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A Shocking Fatality

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 8 July 1899 · page 2

A fearful burning accident, which terminated fatally, occurred on Monday last about mid-day, to Mrs. Horadam, senior, of Glendon, near…

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Fatal Accident

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 July 1899 · page 2

Through a fatal fall of earth at New Jagersfontein Diamond mine in the Orange free state, eleven Australian miners were killed and several others injured. There are sixteen…

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Collision In Hobson's Bay. a Steamer Sunk

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 12 July 1899 · page 3

The Steamers Edina and Excelsior collided in Hobson's Bay daring a dense fog this morning. The latter vessel sank, and between 26 and 30 perilous were…

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Shocking Accidents

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 14 July 1899 · page 2

A CHAPTER of shocking accidents occurred between sundown last evening and this morning (says Saturday's E. News), resulting in the fearful…

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Melbourne. Shocking Fatality

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 18 July 1899 · page 3

A shocking fatality occurred at Ballaraf on Saturday, by which Patrick Shelley, 70, his wife Rebecca, 73, were both burnt to death. The old couple had lived in a two…

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A Lad Drowned. Sydney, Monday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 18 July 1899 · page 5

A LAD named Clarence Carson was drowned during the recent floods in the Clarence river, below Gopmanhurst. He left Ramornie on…

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Railway Accident

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 19 July 1899 · page 2

The recent railway accident at Cookie Greek is not so serious as was at first reported. The damage is only about £100…

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Mother and Child Drowned in a Tank. Bboken Hill

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 21 July 1899 · page 5

AT Broken Hill, yesterday, Mrs. Vawser, a miner's wife, was found drowned in a tank, together with her child. It is supposed that she committed…

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Fearful Accident

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 25 July 1899 · page 3

During the trial trip of the torpedo boat destroyer Bullfinch the connecting rod broke. Eight men were killed, and six injured…

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Serious Buggy Accident

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 26 July 1899 · page 2

A buggy of ladies and children was ran down by a train at Kalgoorlie (W.A.), yesterday. The vehicle was smashed into atoms, and all the…

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Newhaven Injured

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 1 August 1899 · page 2

Newhaven injured his suspensory ligament during the race for the Goodwood Cup, and it is doubtful if he will ever race again…

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The Rakaia Railway Accident. Auckland

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 4 August 1899 · page 5

THE New Zealand Government has paid £10,000 in connection with claims over the Rakaia railway accident…

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The Story of the Fight on Majuba Hill. Accidental Entrapping of the British Force. How the Boers Treated a Flag of Truce

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 5 August 1899 · page 4

"A King's Hussar " (Cassell and Co.) which relates the experiences in the 14th Hussars of Troop Sergeant Major Edwin Mole, the…

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