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New England · Accidents

Accidents, 1900

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Telegrams Sydney Friday. Shooting Fatality

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 24 February 1900 · page 4

William Ross formerly a member of the Victorian Legislative Council was yesterday accidentally shot by his sou while the latter was shooting at…

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Latest News [Through Our Telegraphic Agents.] Fatal Tramway Accident. Sydney, Monday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 27 February 1900 · page 5

THE boy Boner, who had both his legs broken through being run over by a tram at Dulwich Hill recently, died to-day…

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Accident at Hillgrove. (By Telegraph.) Hillgrove

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 3 March 1900 · page 4

An accident occurred at the Baker's Creek mine this afternoon, through a fall of ground. Four men were injured, three not seriously, viz., Alan walsh…

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Fatal Accident

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 6 March 1900 · page 2

Miss Randall, who fell from a train at Randwick last Thursday whilst endeavouring to recover her umbrella which had dropped, died from her injuries yesterday…

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Double Drowning Fatality

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 10 March 1900 · page 4

Two sisters named Lilian and Irene Terry, of Hay, were drowned yesterday whilst out picnicking…

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Fatal Cycling Accident. Melbourne

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 13 March 1900 · page 5

THOMAS CARNE, a cyclist, while returning from Buninyong races, on Saturday, fell and struck his head heavily against a stone…

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Serious Crane Accident. Sydney, Monday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 13 March 1900 · page 5

TWO men, named James Fleming and Thomas Barr, were seriously injured today by a crane accident, which occurred at the additional building which is in course…

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Tram Accident

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 20 March 1900 · page 2

A young man, W. R. Johnstone, residing at pyrmont, when alighting from an electric tram on Sunday night in George-street, got under the wheels. His right hand was severed and he…

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Coaching Fatality

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 21 March 1900 · page 3

A coach containing six excursionists travelling on the Huon Road, Hobart, capsized. All the occupants were thrown out, and Miss Mather was…

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The Balmain Fatality

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 21 March 1900 · page 3

The funeral of the victims of the Balmain fatality, yesterday, was most impressive, many heartrending sceifes being witnessed…

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TELEGRAMS. Terrible Colliery Disaster. Five Miners Seriously Injured. Sydney

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Friday 23 March 1900 · page 2

AN explosion of fire damp look place at Torbanlca colliery, near Maryborough, Q., when five men were seriously injured and the lives of four are despaired…

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Drowned While Battling

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 24 March 1900 · page 2

A sad fatality took place on Sunday last when William Rody, a promising boy, 17 years of age, son of Mr. and Mrs. Rody, of the Port Stephens Road,…

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Shocking Colliery Accident

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 24 March 1900 · page 2

A terrible accident occurred at the Balmain colliery, Sydney, on Saturday afternoon last. Six men named T. Travers, C. Manning, R. Smith, A…

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Fatal Accident

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 30 March 1900 · page 2

A MAGISTERIAL inquiry touching the death of the young man Samuel Johnson, who died in the hospital on Tuesday from the effects of an accident received on Thursday last, was held before…

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Railway Accident

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 31 March 1900 · page 4

A terrible railway accident occurred at Glasgow. Two trains collided in a tunnel, many passengers being lolled and injured…

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Fatal Tram Accident. Sydney, Thursday Night

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Friday 6 April 1900 · page 2

Two men were knocked down by an electric train near the railway station this afternoon. One named Ellies died subsequently at the Hospital…

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A Terrible Fatality

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Friday 13 April 1900 · page 2

A miner named Thomas Macguire, employed at North Mine, Broken Hill, fell down a s[?]ft in a cage a distance of 750 feet to day, and was fearfully mangled…

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Six Blue Jackets Drowned. London, Wednesday Afternoon

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 13 April 1900 · page 5

SIX seamen of H.M.S. Desperate, while sailing from their ship in a boat to Brighton, were capsized, and all drowned…

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A Disastrous Fire. 12 Firemen Injured. Sydney, Thursday Night

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Friday 13 April 1900 · page 2

J. R. LOVE and Company's stores in Bathurst-street were totally destroyed by fire early this morning. Owing to a quantity of kerosene and other explosive oils…

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Latest Telegraphic News. Sydney, Thursday Night. Serious Fire. Twelve Men Injured

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 14 April 1900 · page 3

Early this morning a serious fire gutted the premises of J. R. Love and Co., wholesale merchants, Bathurst-street. During the progress of the fire…

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