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New England · Accidents

Accidents, 1904

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Terrible Railway Accidents

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Friday 19 August 1904 · page 2
Also in The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser

A TERRIBLE fatality occurred on Wednesday morning hear the Carlton. Railway Station, when Miss Maud M' Bride. who lived at Kogarah, and was a teacher at the…

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Collision at Sea. Twenty Persons Drowned

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 20 August 1904 · page 3

London, Monday.—The four masted ship "Loch Carron" collided with the barque "Inverkip," bound from Melbourne for Queenstown, 80 miles…

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Railway Fatality. SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 23 August 1904 · page 5

THOMAS M'IYOR, aged 79, fell between the carriages of a train at Ashfield on Saturday, and died yesterday from the injuries received…

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Shooting fatality

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 24 August 1904 · page 4

Miss Morrow, residing 17 miles from Grafton, was accidentally shot by her brother with a pea rifle. He unfortunate girl died shortly afterwards…

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Collision in Darling Harbour

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 27 August 1904 · page 5

A collision occurred in Darling Hartour to-day between the ferry steamer 'Lilac' and an oil launch. The latter quickly filled, and sank…

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Fifteen Killed and Fifty Injured

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 30 August 1904 · page 5

AMERICAN files to hand by the mail steamer Sonoma give details of the dreadful accident which occurred on the Erie railroad on July 10, by which…

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Shooting Fatality

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 9 September 1904 · page 4

THE community received quite a shook on Wednesday morning when the report gained currency that Peter Duncan Cameron (son of the Rev. A. W. Cameron) had been…

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Shooting Fatality

The Inverell Argus · Saturday 10 September 1904 · page 4

The community received quite & shock on Wednesday morning when the report gained currency that Peter Duncan Cameron (son of the Rev. A…

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Mr. Reid's "Accident."

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

Speaking at Melbourne the Federal Prime Minister(Mr. Reid) said with reference to his bresent position that he…

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Another Plague Fatality. SYDNEY, Monday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 13 September 1904 · page 5

ANOTHER fatal case of plague was reported to-day, the victim being a woman employed as housekeeper at a private house at Ryde. She had fallen sick on Saturday, and died…

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Fatal Accident. Killed by a Falling Tree

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Tuesday 13 September 1904 · page 2

An unsightly discovery was made on Sunday last by Mr. F. Bull of Boobah while riding through one of his Paddocks, ah employee named W. E…

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Motor Gar Fatality

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 14 September 1904 · page 4

A motor car, driven by Madame Melba, run over and killed an old gentleman,…

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The Tram Accident. SYDNEY, Thursday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 16 September 1904 · page 5

IN the action by Marv Tarrant, of Woonoona, against the Railway Commissioners for £500 compensation for injuries received through being thrown out of a tram-car at…

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Accident

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

ON Friday last, Mr. Lang Marshall, perhaps the oldest resident of the village of Wellingrove, was the victim of a painful and serious accident. Mr. Marshall had taken his scat on…

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Military Manceuvres. a Balloon Fatality

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 17 September 1904 · page 5

During military manoeuvres in Hungary, a balloon got beyond the control of its occupants. Fourteen soldiers were dashed on a rock and killed…

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When You Go on the Water. How to Keep From Drowning If You Fall Overboard

The Inverell Argus · Saturday 17 September 1904 · page 6

In order to lessen, if possible, the number of fatal drowning accidents that occurduring the summer the United States Volunteer Life saving Corps has issued a…

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Fatal' Collision

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 27 September 1904 · page 2

Two cyclists named Mesnil and Noble came into collision near Adelaide on Saturday night. The former was killed, and Noble was much shaken…

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Found Drowned

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 27 September 1904 · page 2

ABOUT half past 12 on Sunday as William Davey was crossing the traffic bridge in Wentworth-street he noticed a man lying underneath the structure, with his head…

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Drowning Fatality

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 28 September 1904 · page 4

Three boys, named Edward Goodyear, Edward O'Brien, and Ernest Rollins, entered a storm-water channel at Rushcutter's Bay this morning in…

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