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New England · Accidents

Accidents, 1902

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The Latest. 232 Men Entombed. One Surface Hand Killed. Others More or Less Injured. Mine Completely Blown Out. Sydney, Thursday 6.30 p.m

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Friday 1 August 1902 · page 2

The latest particulars received state that the top of the mine is completely blown out. The report was distinctly heard at…

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Accidentally Drowsed. TAMWORTH, Thursday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 1 August 1902 · page 5

LAST night a boy named James Cribb was accidentally drowned in Cross Creek, three miles from Tamworth, while attempting to cross the stream…

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The Sham-fight Fatality

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 2 August 1902 · page 4

Sydney 'Bulletin' notes with satisfaction that a jury in Armidale (inquest on Trooper Edgar, accidentally shot deed) has bad the courage…

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Sad Fatality. a Child Burnt to Death

Bundarra and Tingha Advocate · Saturday 2 August 1902 · page 2

ONE of the most distressing accidents in the annals of Bundarra occurred about 3 o'clock on Saturday afternoon last, when a bright little girl named Eva Vashti Duncombe (the…

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The Stam-flight Fatality. (To the Editor of the CHRONIOLE)

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 2 August 1902 · page 4

SIR,—Will you allow me, for the future safety of citizens resident with in range of the showground, to respectfully disagree with one…

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Fearful Mine Accident. Great Loss of Life. Sydney, Friday, noon

Bundarra and Tingha Advocate · Saturday 2 August 1902 · page 3

THERE was an explosion of gas at Mount Kembla, near Wollongong, yesterday afternoon, 130 men were entombed…

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Serious Accident. Cockatoo Island, Monday Night

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

A SERIOUS accident occurred to-day at the Sutherland Dock, Cockatoo Island, Whilst painting the warship Tauranga, several of the crew of the Walleroo…

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Railway Accident

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 5 August 1902 · page 2

A terrible railway disaster occurred at Meerut, north-west India, yesterday. A train was derailed, 16 persons being killed and 29 seriously injured…

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The Armidale Sham Fight Fatality. (To the Editor of Walcha Witness.)

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 9 August 1902 · page 2

Sir, -- I read your leader in Saturday's issue on the Armidale Sham Fight Fatality and it appears to exactly describe the situation. The find…

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Fatal, Revolver Accident

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Tuesday 12 August 1902 · page 2

While a youth named Harry Turner was mounting his horses with a loaded revolver in his hand near Hillgrove, on Saturday night, the weapon went off, the…

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Shooting Fatality

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 13 August 1902 · page 4

Whilst two girls, aged about 12, were playing with a gun, at Mitiamo (Victona), the charge exploded, lodging in the younger child's head…

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A State Accident Fund

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 16 August 1902 · page 2

The Mayor of Sydney says he is in favor of a State Accident Fund. The present writer urged the advisableness of it earlier, bat that…

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A Railway Accident. CARLTON, Monday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 19 August 1902 · page 5

MR. FRANK BRIERLY, aged 36 years, residing at Durham-street, Carlton, was mangled by a train and instantly killed this morning. He wasstanding…

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Railway Fatality

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 20 August 1902 · page 4

The body of an unknown man was found in a tunnel pear Bay Eoad, on the Milson'e Point railway. The remains were dreadfully mutilated, and…

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Shooting Fatality

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 20 August 1902 · page 4
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A young woman named Maty Emery was accidentally shot dead on Sunday night by the eon of an hotel-keeper named Seivl, at Ardglen, near…

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Accident Armidale

Guyra Argus · Wednesday 20 August 1902 · page 2

A serious driving accident happened yesterday afternoon, with the result that two ladies and a child received painful injuries. Mrs. S. J…

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Motor car Accident. London

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 22 August 1902 · page 5

MISS AGNES LOGAN, an Australian, was killed in a motor car accident in Scotland…

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Fatal Accident at Uralla. [By Telegraph.] Uralla

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 22 August 1902 · page 5

THE sub manager of the Brown's Paddock Gold Mining Company (Mr. John Condon) was just about to leave off work at midnight on Wednesday when…

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Fatal Accident at a Tannery

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 23 August 1902 · page 5

A young man named Dam Matheson, while working in a tannery at Milton, became entangled in some belting, and was dashed to death…

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