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New England · Accidents

Accidents, 1903

222 stories in New England's papers · page 5 of 12

A Terrible Accident

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Tuesday 28 April 1903 · page 2

A terrible accident occurred yesterday on the Western line near Wilga Tank. A tube burst of the engine and the fireman named Neild was severely scalded…

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Serious Accident

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Tuesday 28 April 1903 · page 2

By an accident which occurred at Timmins' Springs, Gunyerwarildi, on Friday morning last a lad named Harold Blunt, son of Mr. A. F. Blunt,…

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Locomotive Fireman Injured

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 2 May 1903 · page 7

An accident happened at the Hamilton locomotive sheds on Tuesday working, by which an engine cleaner named William Thomas had his left…

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Fatality at Tingha. Tingha

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 2 May 1903 · page 6

A married man named Charles Yule met his death at 3 o'clock this morning, through an unexpected fall of earth at Wilberforce's dredge. One…

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Fatal Mining Accident. at the Wilberforce Dredge. a Young Man Killed. Tingha

The Inverell Times · Saturday 2 May 1903 · page 2

A fatal mining accident occurred at the Wilberforce Dredge at three o'olock this morning, resulting in the death of a young married man named Charles…

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Coroner's Inquest. the Cope's Creek Fatality

The Inverell Argus · Tuesday 5 May 1903 · page 2

An inquest was held at Tingha en Friday lest, before Mt. Walterus Brown. Coroner, fondling the death of one Edwin Charles Yule. The Jury was:—Thomas Murphy…

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Tram Accident. SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 5 May 1903 · page 5

A BUTCHER named Richard Scott fell While attempting to alight from a tram at Enmore and was ran fiver…

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Fatal Mining Accident

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Tuesday 5 May 1903 · page 2

A fatal mining accident occurred at the Wilberforce Dredge, Tingha, at 3 o'clock on Friday morning, resulting in the death of a young married man…

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Fatal Accident

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 5 May 1903 · page 2

At Tingba on Friday a married man named Charles Yule met his death through au unexpected fall of earth at Wilberforce's dredge. One hundred tons of earth fell on him. The de[?]ased has only…

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Coroner's Inquest,. the Cope's Creek Fatality

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 6 May 1903 · page 4

An inquest was held at Tingha on Friday lost, before Mr. Walterus Brows. Coroner, touching the death of one Edwin Charles Yule. The Jury was:-- Thomas Murphy…

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A Fatal Collision. LONDON, Wednesday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 8 May 1903 · page 5

THE Dominion liner Hamilton rammed the Clyde liner Saganow off the Delaware coast. 20 of the Saganow's passengers were drowned…

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Sad Fatality

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 9 May 1903 · page 4

A shocking fatal accident befel Mr John McLerie, of the Forestry Department, whilst travelling from Gilgandra to…

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Accident

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Tuesday 12 May 1903 · page 3

A painful accident happened on Friday, whereby a little girl of Mr. S. V. Morvau's had her arm broken near the elbow. The child was…

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The Yictoriau Railway Strike. Traffic Paralysed. Accidents to Trains. Melbourne

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 13 May 1903 · page 8

The great railway strike was duly inaugurated at midnight, when, in accordance with the notice which they bad given to the…

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Scalding Accident

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 16 May 1903 · page 3

A few days ago Miss S. Hardaker met with a very painful accident. The young lady in question was hurrying from the kitchen with a kettle of…

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Sad Fatality

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Tuesday 19 May 1903 · page 4

A shocking fatal accident befel Mr. John McLerie, of the Forestry Department, whilst travelling from Gilgandra to…

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The Railway Collision. MELBOURNE

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 22 May 1903 · page 5

IT is alleged that the driver of the passenger train which collided with a goods train at Kew, yesterday, was flurried by the bursting of a guage pipe, and mistook…

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Found Drowned

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Tuesday 26 May 1903 · page 2

The body of James Tarley, aged 12 years, was found to-day floating in Rose Bay. He left home last Thursday on a fishing expedition…

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Tram Fatality. NEWCASTLE

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 26 May 1903 · page 5

PHILIP DOWERA, labourer, residing at Islington, died in the Newcastle Hos pital yesterday from the effects of a fall from a tram on Saturday…

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Shocking Fatality. BRISBANE

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 26 May 1903 · page 5

WHILE returning from a funeral atLaidley (Q.), yesterday, T. M. Kew bad bis brains dashed out through his horse shying…

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