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New England · Accidents

Accidents, 1902

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Burning Accident

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 28 January 1902 · page 2

ON Saturday afternoon an infant daughter of Mr. J. Zahner's met with a nasty burning accident. It seems that the mother was away from home at the time, having left the little…

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A Drowning Accident. ALBUBY, Thursday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 31 January 1902 · page 5

A drowning accident occurred yesterday at Dilga, near Albury. In the evening two children of Mr. T, Patterson, farmer, named Rachel, aged 3,…

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Sad Case of Drowning

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 31 January 1902 · page 2

AN 11-year-old girl named Frances Annie Wood was drowned in the Mooki River on Wednesday. The child fell in the stream, and the nurse gave the alarm. Mr…

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A Buggy Accident. ALBURY, Thursday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 31 January 1902 · page 5

MR. A. J. SMITh, proprietor of the High School, Albury, was thrown from a boggy and killed, near Indigo Mt, Victoria, yesterday, while returning from a pic-nic…

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Burning Fatality

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 1 February 1902 · page 5

Mrs. Martin and child were burnt to death at Drysdale Victoria to-day, through the house catching fire…

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Hugging Miss Hugin. Lady Injured by a Squeeze

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 1 February 1902 · page 7

A remarkable case, showing how strenuous is courtship in Wisconsin, is recorded by the ' St. Paul Pioneer Press,' of November 28:—"Miss…

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Latest News [Through Our Telegraphic Agents.] Railway Fatality. SYDNEY, Monday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 4 February 1902 · page 5

THE body of Mr. G. S. Ridley, an official in the Auditor-General's Departpartment, was found on the railway line near Arocliffe early this morning…

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Sad Bathing Fatality

The Inverell Times · Saturday 8 February 1902 · page 2

Quite a gloom was cast over the town early on Wednesday morning, when it became known that Mr. Albert Fischer, of Messrs. Roper and Co., had met his…

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Accident on a Steamer

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 8 February 1902 · page 4

A terrible accident took place on board the Government steamer, "Victoria," to-day, a seaman named Edward Bramby being crushed against…

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Drowning Fatality

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Tuesday 11 February 1902 · page 2

The latest victim amongst the list of drowning fatalities in the McIntyre River is Mr. Albert Fischer, who was drowned at Dean's Rock whilst…

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Fatal Ridding Accident

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 February 1902 · page 2

ON Sunday night an elderly man named Charles Rassmussen Was thrown from his, horse on tho Inverell road, about two miles, from town through ; the girth breaking,…

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Railway Accident

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 12 February 1902 · page 5

A sensational railway accident occurred at Inglewood, Victoria, yesterday. A goods train dashed into a stationary…

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Railway Collision in Victoria

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 15 February 1902 · page 2

A sensational railway accident occurred at Inglewood (Victoria) on Monday, The passenger train from Bendigo to Sea Lake was stationary at…

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Drowning Fatality

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 19 February 1902 · page 5

Two young men, named Robert Jarrett and Thomas Dopson, were drowned in the river Murray whilst; bathing. [?]…

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Drowning Fatality

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 21 February 1902 · page 2

A SAD fatality, which adds another to the long list of persons drowned upon the Newcastle beach, took place on Friday afternoon (says the HERALD),…

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Sulky Accident

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 21 February 1902 · page 2

ON Tuesday afternoon Captain Dwyer in charge of the local Salvationiste, was driving the Misses N. Skinner arid Johncke in a sulky along the Inverell road, when the…

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No Accident

The Inverell Times · Saturday 22 February 1902 · page 3

Foreman (coroner's jury): Wal. we brought in a verdict that Bill come to his death from natural causes! Citizen: I thought he blew down a…

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Shocking Burning Accident

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 28 February 1902 · page 2

Two schoolgirls, Frances Bonney and Edith Cundith, each aged 10 years, were heating water on a spirit lamp at Toorbul school, Moreton Bay, and the lamp exploded…

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Buggy Accident

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 28 February 1902 · page 2

LAMBETH-STREET was the scene of a rather exciting incident on Wednesday afternoon, when a young horse attached to a buggy Containing three young men named, J. Lee,…

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Fatal Burning Accident

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Tuesday 11 March 1902 · page 2

A sad fatality by burning occurred at Myall Creek last Thursday morning, the victim being an infant named Norma Hilda Mary Younie, aged 2…

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