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New England · Accidents

Accidents, 1904

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Nursery Notes. Nursery Accidents and How to Prevent Them

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 25 May 1904 · page 3

Says a London paper:—A very sad sight was to be seen the other day in the children's ward of a London hospital—a baby of a year and…

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Mining Fatality. Perth (W.a.)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 27 May 1904 · page 5

At the Great Boulder Proprietary Mine, Kalgoorlie, yesterday, a shocking and fatal disaster occurred. Owing to the winding plant getting out of…

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Accident at Great Boulder Mine

The Uralla News · Friday 27 May 1904 · page 2

At the Great Boulder Proprietary Mine, Kalgoorlie (W.A.) yesterday, owing to the winding plant getting out of gear, the cage fell 400 feet…

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Train Collision

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 28 May 1904 · page 4

An excursion train, bound from Melbourne to Sydney with 150 passengers, collided with the locomotive of a goods train at Longwood. Both…

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Awful Accident

Bundarra and Tingha Advocate · Saturday 28 May 1904 · page 2

OWING to an accident to the winding-gear of the Boulder Mine, at Kalgoorlie, a cage containing five miners fell 400 feet. Four were killed instantly, and the fifth died soon…

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Railway Fatality

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 1 June 1904 · page 4

Another fatal accident occurred this morning, a fettler named Geo. Player being knocked down by a passing train and instantly killed. It is a…

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A Liner in Collision Troopship Crashed Into. Soldiers Superb Discipline

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 1 June 1904 · page 3

The American liner New York, which arrived at Southampton on 20th March, had two startling adventures during the day…

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Accident, to Train

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 1 June 1904 · page 4

Portion of a passenger train left the rails at Monnt Moriac (Victoria). Beardsley, an insurance agents was seriously injured…

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Steamboat Collision

The Uralla News · Friday 3 June 1904 · page 2

The German-Australian line steamer Varzin, Captain Schroder, from Hamburg for Sydney, collided with another steamer during a fog, and returned…

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Shocking Fatality. a Careless Mother

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 4 June 1904 · page 2

A burning fatality occurred at the eastern portion of Wellington on Monday night, by which a male, infant, one year and nine months old,…

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Sulky Accident

Guyra Argus · Thursday 9 June 1904 · page 6

On Sunday afternoon, whilst three young men—Leslie Archer, Cloudy Archer and J Ford, were driving in a sulky on the Tubbamurra road, about…

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Accidents. Burning Accident

Guyra Argus · Thursday 9 June 1904 · page 6

On Sunday rooming, a 10 year old daughter of Mr McLean, of Black Mountain, met with a serious burning accident. It appears. Mr and Mrs…

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A Needle Accident

Guyra Argus · Thursday 9 June 1904 · page 6

On Friday last an employee on Messrs Starr and Munday's new hotel was showing some tricks with a needle, such driving it into the muscle of his…

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Fatal Accident. SYDNEY, Thursday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 10 June 1904 · page 5

MISS OAKEY, who was at the Mittagong railway station last night, wished to cross the line, and not caring to walk the full length of the train dived under a truck to…

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Railway Fatality

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 11 June 1904 · page 4

A Japanese named Tobita, a partner in a business firm at Brisbane, was found yesterday decapitated on the railway a few' miles from Brisbane…

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Railway Fatality. SYDNEY, Monday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 14 June 1904 · page 5

WHILE attempting to step from a train, before it stopped, on Saturday at Redfern, a young married woman was killed. At the inquest to-day a verdict of accidental death…

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Railway Fatality

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 15 June 1904 · page 4

The body of a woman named Hepplewhite, almost severed in two, was found on the railway line near Broadmeadow on the northern line…

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Fatal Accident. Death of Leslie Archer

Guyra Argus · Thursday 16 June 1904 · page 3

In last issue we announced the accident which befel Leslie Archer on the previous Sunday, and stated that his medical attendants held out no…

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Railway Fatality. MELBOURNE

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 17 June 1904 · page 5

A DAIRY-WOMAN named Mungovan was run over and killed by a train on the Caniberwell line last night. The station master (Mr. M'Gann) who…

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A Mysterious Affair. Cabman and Horse Found Drowned

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 18 June 1904 · page 4

Early this morning the police discovered the dead carcase of a horse floating near the ferry dock at Dawes Point, Further examination showed…

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