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New England · Accidents

Accidents, 1901

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Accident at a [?] Hall

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 13 February 1901 · page 4

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Serious Tramway Accident. SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 15 February 1901 · page 5

ALFRED EDWARD YORK, said to be a farmer from Emu Plains, was knocked down by a tram last night in George-street. The wheels passed over his leg, which had to…

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Terrible Railway Accident. 9 Killed, 23 Injured. SYDNEY

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Tuesday 19 February 1901 · page 2

One of those awfully-sudden disasters which plunge the community into dismay and mourning occuired this evening on the suburban railway between Sydney…

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Terrible Railway Accident. Seven Persons Killed and Twenty-four Injured. Sydney, Friday, 7 p.m

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Tuesday 19 February 1901 · page 2

A terrible railway accident occurred at Tempe this evening. Fourteen passengers were killed and thirty injured. No further particulars are to…

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The Late Railway Accident. SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 19 February 1901 · page 5

THE funeral of King, the fireman, took place at Rookwood yesterday, and was attended by 500 employees, representing every branch of the service. The…

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Terrible Railway Accident

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 19 February 1901 · page 2

AFTER being free from a serious railway accident for a considerable time Sydney was startled on Friday evening to hear of a terrible disaster on the Illawarra line, near…

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The Tempe Accident

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 19 February 1901 · page 2

The funeral of Sydney King, the fireman of the wrecked engine, yesterday at Rookwood, was attended, by 500 railway employees, representing every branch of the service. The railway band…

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Accident at Cricket

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 19 February 1901 · page 2

ON Saturday whilst engaged in the Glen Innes Trevaylor cricket match, Mr. John Garter, the president to the Union, had the misfortune to receive a nasty smack on finger, and so serious was the…

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The Injured

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 20 February 1901 · page 3

The following passenger were injured:— Frederick Rolfe, 85,tractured ribs, [?]rated lung; Robert W. Wildsmiih, 52, fractured collarbone and general bruises; Charles…

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The Railway Smash. Nine Deaths. Twentt-five Injured

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 20 February 1901 · page 3

Fortunately the accident to the train on the Dlawarra line was not so serious as was first supposed. Instead of fourteen only seven passengers…

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Terrible Railway Accident. SYDNEY, Friday 8.13 p.m

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 20 February 1901 · page 5

A terrible railway accident occurred at Tempe this evening. Fourteen per sons were killed and 30 injured. No fuller particulars received…

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Painful Accident

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 22 February 1901 · page 2

LAST Sunday morning some children of Mr. M. Grimes, of Swan Vale, were playing with a chaff cutter, when a little one of 2 12 years had the fingers of his right hand badly…

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Terrible Railway Accident

Bundarra and Tingha Advocate · Saturday 23 February 1901 · page 2

A TERRIBLE railway accident occurred at Tempe on Friday evening of last week. Several persons were Trilled, ax& many were injured. There were numerous miraculous…

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Shocking Railway Accident

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 23 February 1901 · page 2

On Friday night last, after our formes had gone to press, a brief telegraphic message came to hand to the effect that a serious railway accident…

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Accident

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Tuesday 26 February 1901 · page 2

A serious accident befel Mr. Arthur Parr on last Wednesday morning at Hollywood. It appears that he had [?] for the…

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A Strange Fatality

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 2 March 1901 · page 7

Shortly after Queen Victoria's death Frederick W. Coupland, landlord of the Oxford Hotel, Queen-street, Brisbane, was insulted by a man named…

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A Shocking Accident

The Inverell Times · Saturday 2 March 1901 · page 2

A shocking accident happened to an eight year old son of Mr. A. Pettitt, dentist, on Thursday night. From particulars supplied us, it appears that…

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Railway Accident at Broken Hill

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 6 March 1901 · page 4

A bad accident occurred at Broken Hill this morning. A train, consisting of 30 trucks, was being taken to the Proprietary Mine, when the…

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Sad Accident

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Tuesday 12 March 1901 · page 2

A very sad accident occurred on Sunday afternoon last whereby Albert diaries Harris, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Harris, of Bulkira, lost his life…

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The Harbour Fatality. SYDNEY, Thursday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 15 March 1901 · page 5

THE body of W. Byron Lawton was found floating in the harbour, near Garden Island, this morning. Young Lawton was drowned by the capsizing…

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