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New England · Accidents

Accidents, 1900

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Railway Collision London

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 28 August 1900 · page 5

A SERIOUS railway collision has occurred at Glasgow. Twenty-four passengers were badly injured…

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Tramway Accident. Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 31 August 1900 · page 5

A MAN named Charles Wordstrom, aged 34, was last night knocked down by an electric tram in George-street. On being taken to the hospital it was…

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Harbor Fatality

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 4 September 1900 · page 3

The 18ft. boat, Ruby, containing 13 men, capsized yesterday afternoon in the Harbor, near The Heads. Nine were rescued with great difficulty, and four drowned, viz., Robert Horris, of St…

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Boating Casualties. Four Men Drowned. Sydney, Monday Night

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Tuesday 4 September 1900 · page 2

THE sailing boat Ruby, containing 13 young men, capsized between the Heads about dusk yesterday. Four of the occupants were drowned, their names being…

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Miner's Accident Relief Bill

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Tuesday 4 September 1900 · page 2

THE Miner's Accident Relief Bill was introduced in the Legislative Assembly early on Thursday morning by the Minister for Mines (Mr. Fegan). A…

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Fatal Boating Accident. Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 4 September 1900 · page 5

THE 18ft. boat Ruby, containing thirteen men, capsized yesterday afternoon, in the harbour, near the heads. Nine were rescued after much difficult, the…

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The Prevention of Railway Accidents

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 September 1900 · page 3

EXPERIMENTS have been made at Versh bolovo Station, on the St. Petersburg and Warsaw-road, with an invention of Mr. Nikolaieff,…

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Fatal Accident. Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 September 1900 · page 5

MR. SAMUEL D. M'LOUGHLIN, late of the Merchants and Traders' Association, who fell off an omnibus last Thursday and fractured his skull, died…

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Fatal Accident

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 September 1900 · page 3

Mr. Samuel A. M'Laughlan, late of the Merchants' and Traders' Association, fell off a 'bus on Thursday and fractured his skull. He died on Saturday night…

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Burning Fatality

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 12 September 1900 · page 3

A gentleman and his wife and child were burned to death near Martinborough, New Zealand, on Sunday night…

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Drowning Fatality at Tabulam. Mr. P. Curran the Victim. [By Telegraph.] Tabulam

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Friday 14 September 1900 · page 2

A MAN named Poter Curran was found drowned in the Clavence River at Tabulam, at 8 o'clock this morning by Mr. John Withers, who camped with him on the…

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A Railway Fatality. Prominent Cricketer Killed. Sydney, Monday Niget

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Tuesday 18 September 1900 · page 2

A. M. McMAHON, well known in cricketing circles, son of Mr. P. McMohon, Bona street, was killed on the railway line at Chatswood on Saturday afternoon…

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Accident at Sea. Sydney, Monday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 18 September 1900 · page 5

The steamer Howia, which left Sydney on Saturday for New Zealand, returned to port to-day. It appears that on getting to sea one of the men…

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Accidentally Killed. Chatswood

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 18 September 1900 · page 5

MR. H. H. M'MAHON, the well-known cricketer, was accidentally killed on the railway line whilst walking home, near Chatswood, yesterday morning…

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Fatal Accident

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 18 September 1900 · page 2

Mr. H. H McMahon, the well-known cricketer, was accidentally killed on the railway line whilst walking home near Chatswood yesterday morning…

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Collision in the Harboue

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 19 September 1900 · page 2

The tug "Commodore" and the Manly steamer "Fairlight" collided id the harbour yesternight. Both vessels were badly damaged but fortunately there was…

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The Latest. Collision at Sea. London, Wednesday Afternoon

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 21 September 1900 · page 5

DURING a fog the steamers Stormovan and Gordon Castle collided in Cardigan Bay. The captain and twenty of the crew of the latter vessel were…

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Aeronaut and Journalist Drowned

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 25 September 1900 · page 3

ON Sunday evening, July 15, in beautiful weather (says the Naples correspondent of the 'Daily News'), a balloon ascent was made from the…

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Drowned in a Bath. Townsville

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 25 September 1900 · page 5

THE REV. FATHER MULLIGAN was drowned in the. Townsville swimming bath on Saturday…

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Peculiar Fatal Accident. Townsville

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 25 September 1900 · page 5

CAPTAIN CALVERT was killed here on Saturday through falling from a 'bus on to the point of his walking stick, which penetrated his throat…

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