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New England · Accidents

Accidents, 1904

197 stories in New England's papers · page 10 of 10

Fatal Accident

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 26 November 1904 · page 5

John Healy, a laborer, fell down a cellar at the Trades Hall Hotel, Harbour-street, to-day, and broke his neck. Deceased had an altercation…

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Horrible Fatality. (From the Brisbane Courier.)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 29 November 1904 · page 2

ALMOST at the foot of the Yellow-wood Mountain, about three miles from Beenleigh, one of the most pathetic tragedies in the history of the State…

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Burning Accident

The Walcha News and Southern New England Advocate · Saturday 3 December 1904 · page 3

Mr. Borthwick met with a rather painful accident while lighting the bath gas stove this morning. It exploded, burning his hand and leg, we…

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Drowning Fatality

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 6 December 1904 · page 2

Two young minors, William K. and Alfred Hicks, cousins, were drowned in the Avoca River, near. St. Arnaud (Victoria), yesterday. Each leaves a widow and…

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TELEGRAMS. Queensland Cup. a Terrible Accident. Sydney

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Friday 9 December 1904 · page 2

THE race for the Queensland Cup took place yesterday and was won by The Painter, Sea Breezc 2, Joyance 3. During the race Ardnaree full and…

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Racing Accident

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 9 December 1904 · page 5

During the running for the Queensland Cup yesterday five horses fell. Three jockeys were seriously injured…

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A Peculiar Accident

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 10 December 1904 · page 2

James Cahill, of Wagonga, went out on Monday to draw logs with a team. He forgot to take a bullock whip, so he took a piece of thin wire…

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Shocking Accident

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 13 December 1904 · page 2

A BURWOOD correspondent sends us the following :--I have soldom heard of a more distressing occurrence than that which happened here on Monday last. Miss Muriel Clarke, aged 22 years,…

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Steamer Accident

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 14 December 1904 · page 4

As he steamer ' Wyrallah' was approaching Gippsland Lakes to-day, a rivet blew out of the boiler, and the vessel drifted…

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Drowning Case

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 16 December 1904 · page 4

PARTICULARS are to hand of the sad drowning at Wellington. N.S.W., of young Willie Byrne (grandson of Mrs. Suddaby, of this town) It seems that the lad, who was the only sain of his widowed…

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Local Topics. Sulky Accident

The Walcha News and Southern New England Advocate · Saturday 17 December 1904 · page 2

A few days ago as Mr. R. McKeaten was driving down the Black Hill, the horse he was driving played up, with the result that the sulky was…

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Accident

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 23 December 1904 · page 4

ON Tuesday evening, L. Marshall and C. Turnel, "double-banking" a horse, met with an accident with serious result. The two young men were tiding at a fast canter from Bourke-street into West…

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Frightful Fatality. MELBOURNE

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 27 December 1904 · page 5

A FRIGHTFUL accident took place in a saw mill at Barwon Downs (Vic.) yesterday. A young employe named George Sweet had completed his work…

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Railway Collision. LONDON, Friday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 27 December 1904 · page 5

A NEWSPAPER train, travelling on the great central railway line, ran off the rails at Aylesbury, and collided with the Manchester parcels train…

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Terrible Burning Fatality

The Walcha News and Southern New England Advocate · Saturday 31 December 1904 · page 2

A terrible burning accident occurred near Mudgee during the early hours of Christmas Day. Henry Proctor, a miner his wife and five children were…

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Dream That Came True Foresees His Own Drowning

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 31 December 1904 · page 5

The story of a dream and its tragic realisation is causing a sensation among the fishing folk in the South Devon port of Brixham…

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Terrible Accident near Mudgee

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 31 December 1904 · page 7

A terrible burning accident occurred at Merroo, near Mudgee, during the early hours of Christmas day. Henry Proctor, a miner, his wife and five…

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