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New England · Accidents

Accidents, 1901

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Team Fatality

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 5 January 1901 · page 5

A man named Joseph. Troy was run over and killed by a steam tram near the railway station this afternoon. The body was shockingly mutilated…

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Accidents to Visiting Soldiers

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 5 January 1901 · page 2

A most unfortunate accident occurred at Moore Park on Saturday morning, resulting in three men of the Royal Horse being injured. It…

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Fatality

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 8 January 1901 · page 3

The body of an elderly man not yet identified, was found on the tramline, frightfully mutilated, near Woollabra, last night…

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Terrible Accident. Sydney, Thursday Night

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Friday 11 January 1901 · page 2

A carrier named James Adam while endeavouring to board a moving train at Croydon, to-day, was terribly crushed. one leg was afterwards amputated…

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Accident to a French Express

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 11 January 1901 · page 7

A TERRIBLE railway accident took place on November 15 (the Spectator' says) on the Southern Railway of France, close to St. Geours,…

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Another Tram Accident. SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 11 January 1901 · page 5

ARTRUR READY, a visitor from Tamworth, was knocked down last night by an electric tram, and his skull was fractured…

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Swagmen Drowned

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 12 January 1901 · page 5

Two unknown swagmen were drowned while attempting to cross the Burdekin River, Queensland, on horseback…

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Sad Burning Fatality at Bingara

The Inverell Times · Saturday 12 January 1901 · page 5

A terrible accident by burning happened at Bingara on Friday last to a 16 year old girl named Hand Turner, employed by Mrs. Annis, of Molroy. Her clothing caught fire,…

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Serious Blasting Accident. Melbourne, Monday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 15 January 1901 · page 5

JAMES KYET, while conducting blasting operations at Collingwood, to-day, had both his hands blown off by an explosion of gelignite…

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

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 15 January 1901 · page 5

MR. W. KEYS, son of Mr. Keys, of Kibah Station, Carroll, near Gunnedah, was thrown from his horse on Friday, and sustained a fractured skull. He has since died…

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Telegrams. Sydney, Tuesday. Mining Fatality

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 16 January 1901 · page 5

Two miners named Herke and Fahey were killed at Broken Hill yesterday…

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Serious Buggy Accident

The Inverell Times · Saturday 19 January 1901 · page 2

On Wednesday night last, Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Thorley drove out to the residence of Mr. Pettitt, some four or five miles out of town. They were returning…

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Fatal Mining Accident

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 23 January 1901 · page 2

On Monday morning the news of an accident to Mr. JJ, s. Percy, the well-known fanner aud miner of Gilgai, which had a fatal termination, was brought into town. Needless…

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Fatal Accident

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 26 January 1901 · page 4

A man named John Thomas Warren was thrown from his horse at Yalwal last night and was killed. A peculiar circumstance in connection with the…

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Accident

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 29 January 1901 · page 2

A FEW days ago as Mr. J. M'Clusky was driving his team up Waterloo Range, drawing a load of wool, one of the ropes holding the cargo broke,and caused a bale to tumble off. In doing so it struck…

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A Splendid Deed of Heroism. Well worthy of the V. C. Shocking Accident to Ted Small

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Friday 1 February 1901 · page 4

A display of determined pluck and endurance under the most exquisite torture ever perpetrated by Red Indians on their victims is reported from Grafton. The here…

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Fatal Accident. Magisterial Inquiry

Bundarra and Tingha Advocate · Saturday 2 February 1901 · page 2

MR. A. LITTLE held a magisterial inquiry at the residence of Mr. L. G. Jurd, George's Creek, on Thursday afternoon last, touching the death…

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Coach Accident

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 2 February 1901 · page 3

On Thursday night as Mr. G. M. Bowden was driving the mail coach to Walcha Road he met with a nasty accident,…

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Saw-Mill Accident

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 5 February 1901 · page 2

AN accident, attended with painful and serious results, occurred at Johnson's Glen Elgin saw-mills on Friday last, the victim being a young man named W. Kueipp, of Dundes. It appears he…

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Drowned in the Harbour. SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 February 1901 · page 5

A BOY named Richard Polly, aged 15, whose parents reside at Woollahra, was drowned at Middle Harbour yesterday. He was a strong swimmer but subject to…

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