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New England · Accidents

Accidents, 1903

222 stories in New England's papers · page 7 of 12

Accident

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Tuesday 30 June 1903 · page 4

Mr. Robert Allen, senior, of Boobera, met with a very serious accident on Saturday last. He was burniug-off timber, and at the time was attending…

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Horrible Murder. a Baby Drowned

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 1 July 1903 · page 5

On Sunday, June 28, a man named Arnold Roberta, while swimming a dog in Merri Greek (Vic), saw a box floating down the stream. He…

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Buggy Accident

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 3 July 1903 · page 2

WHILE driving home from Mount Mitchell church on Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. R. Wood, of "Rose Hill," with their two daughter (Mrs. A. Gilpin and Miss Wood), met with a very unpleasant…

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Telegrams. Sydney. Friday. Steamer Fatality

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 4 July 1903 · page 5

Henry Willis, supposed to be an ex-resident of Parramatta, in endcavouring to get aboard the steamer "Marloo," at Albany last night, was…

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Drowning Catastrophe

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 8 July 1903 · page 5

A dam burst at Pittsburg, and overwhelmed a car and waiting-room, which were crowded with people. Over 100 were drowned…

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Wreck of A. SCHOONER. The Captain Drowned

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 8 July 1903 · page 5

The schooner " Eama Sims" was swept by a heavy sea and driven Ashore at Hotokita. New Zealand. Captain Donach was washed…

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Fatal Railway Collision. LONDON

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 10 July 1903 · page 5

IN a railway collision at Rockfish, Virginia (U.S.), 23 people, including 19 negroes, were killed…

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Remarkable Drowning Fatality

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 11 July 1903 · page 5

At Balmain to day, while Mrs. Young was bathing an infant, she was seized with an epileptic fit. When the woman recovered consciousness,…

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Upsetting of a Craft. a Girl Drowned

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 11 July 1903 · page 5

Charles hansen, a lighterman, left Williamstown yesterday in a boat en route to his lighter, accompanied by his nisce, Esther Schrieff. A squall…

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Railway Fatality. a Fettler's Terrible Death

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 14 July 1903 · page 2

ON Friday morning last James Dowd, a fettler, was ordered at Stonehenge to proceed along the Great Northern Line for the purpose of fulfilling his duties in respect to…

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Fatal Accident Sad End of a Lad. Bli Englebeecht Found Dead on Llangotalan Road Near Guyra. Probably Frozen to Death

Guyra Argus · Tuesday 14 July 1903 · page 4

On Friday afternoon news reached town that [?] Englebrecht has been found dead on the Llangothlan road about two miles from [?]ra, and…

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Fatal Accident. BRISBANE, Monday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 14 July 1903 · page 5

A SERIOUS buggy accident occurred at Brisbane yesterday. The vehicle, containing three occupants, fell over an embankment 10 feet deep. One of them, named Andrew…

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Accident

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 14 July 1903 · page 2

MR. BUTLER, accompanied by Miss Hill, was driving at a late hour in the vicinity of Bolivia on Saturday night, when the horse carried the vehicle over a steep embankment…

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Fatality at Guyra

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 15 July 1903 · page 5

Eli Englebrecht, aged 15 years, was found dead on the 10th inst., on the road on the eastern side of the railway line, at a spot called "the…

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Railway Collision. Narrow Escapes from Death. Extensive Damage

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 15 July 1903 · page 4

A railway collision occurred at Molong between a stationary truck and a goods-train. The engine and several trucks were smashed, the…

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Late Fatality

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 17 July 1903 · page 2

THE funeral of the late Fettler Dowd took place at Narrabri on Saturday. Deceased was a member of the Narrabri Lodge of Oddfellows, and leaves a widow and five…

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Railway Accident. Five Persons Killed

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 18 July 1903 · page 4

A train travelling at a high rate of speed for Southport, left the rails at Waterloo Station, and crashed into a platform…

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Fatality at Sea. SYDNEY Monday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 21 July 1903 · page 5

WHILE the steamer Louise Roth was proceeding down the harbour yesterday the third engineer C. J. Carris looked into the store-room with a…

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A Fatal Accident. SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 21 July 1903 · page 5

A JOCKEY named W. Knight was injured at Hand wick on Saturday while schooling a horse which fell on him. He never regained consciousness and…

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Collision in the Harbor. a Passenger Killed

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 22 July 1903 · page 4

A serious collision occurred in the harbor at 7 o'clock this morning between the ferry steamer " Wallaroo" and the Manly steamer "Narrabeen,"…

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